Umyalezo othi 'No More Mining' usiwe kubatyali-mali be-PNG

Umyalezo othi 'No More Mining' usiwe kubatyali-mali be-PNG
IBhanki yoMzantsi Pasifiki yabuza kutyalo-mali kwimigodi enzulu yolwandle

ISENZO: IMIGOMINI YASEPNG & NOGQIBELO LOKUNGXOLISEKO
IXESHA: NgoLwesibini we-2 kaDisemba, 2014 ngo-12:00 emva kwemini
INDAWO: Sydney Hilton Hotel, 488 George St, Sydney, Australia
SYDNEY | Ingqungquthela ye-13th ye-PNG yeMigodi kunye ne-Petroleum Investment e-Sydney's Hilton Hotel ukusuka kwi-1st ukuya kwi-3rd kaDisemba ifumana uxinzelelo lwamalungelo oluntu kunye nabameli bezendalo ngokubhekiselele ekuqhubekeni kotyalo-mali kwimigodi ePapua New Guinea eyonakalisa uluntu kunye nokusingqongileyo ukususela kwi-1972. .

UDan Jones, igqwetha lezifundo zaseMelanesia uthe, "Ukusuka eBougainville ukuya e-Ok Tedi, ukuya ePorgera naseRamu Nickel eMadang, ishishini lokucoca liyaqhubeka nokusika iikona ngenjongo yokwandisa inzuzo ebangela umonakalo omkhulu wokusingqongileyo kunye nesiphithiphithi sentlalo esiqhubeka sidala isiphithiphithi ekuhlaleni, i-ecocide kunye. iingxabano ezinkulu. "

Isongelo samva nje kwi-PNG lishishini elitsha 'lomda' wemigodi enzulu yolwandle. Ilayisensi yokuqala yehlabathi yokusebenzisa umgodi onzulu wolwandle inikwe ePapua New Guinea kwinkampani yaseCanada iNautilus Minerals. UNautilus uthetha kwinkomfa yoshishino lwePNG eSydney.

U-Natalie Lowrey, uMququzeleli oBambeleyo, iphulo le-Deep Sea Mining uthe, “UVavanyo lweMpembelelo yokusiNgqongileyo yaseNautilus (EIS) ineziphene ezinzulu[1], akukho Mgaqo wokuQapha[2] okanye imvume yaPhambili kunye neNtengiso [3] ayithotyelwanga nangona ikhula. inkcaso ePapua New Guinea[4]. Oku kuphinda kuthintele uluntu e-PNG abangekasithathi isigqibo esinolwazi malunga nokuba bafuna ukuba ziihagu zeshishini elitsha.

IBhanki yaseMzantsi Pacific (BSP), umxhasi kunye nombonisi kwinkomfa, ivumele iphrojekthi yeNautilus ukuba iqhubele phambili emva kokuba imisiwe. I-BSP, ezithatha njengeyona bhanki 'eluhlaza' kwiPasifiki ibonelele ngemboleko ye-120 yezigidi zeedola (i-2% ye-asethi ye-BSP iyonke) kwi-PNG ye-15% yesiteki. Ezo mali kulindeleke ukuba zikhutshelwe eNautilus kwiakhawunti ye-escrow nge-11 kaDisemba.

"Iphulo le-Deep Sea Mining lithumele ileta edibeneyo kunye ne-PNG-based NGO Bismarck Ramu Group kwi-BSP ebuza ukuba baye benza uhlalutyo olupheleleyo lomngcipheko kwimali mboleko yabo kurhulumente we-PNG ovumela le projekthi ukuba iqhubele phambili - ukuza kuthi ga ngoku siye safumana. akukho mpendulo kubo.

"Ileta iza kuhanjiswa ngesandla kwinkomfa ibongoza i-BSP ukuba ithathele ingqalelo imingcipheko kudumo lwayo olubanga ukuba yeyona bhanki iluhlaza kwiPasifiki kwaye irhoxise imali-mboleko ngaphambi kokuba kube kudala."

UJones uqhube wathi, “Uninzi lwabantu basePapua New Guinea abaluboni uncedo oluthenjiswe yimigodi, i-oyile kunye nophuhliso lwerhasi, kodwa utyalo-mali lusaqhubeka nokuhamba ngesantya esiphezulu kwiiprojekthi nangona kukho iingxaki ezinkulu eziqhubeka zibangela ukuba uluntu lwenkcubeko eyahlukeneyo yezolimo luxhomekeke ekucoceni. iindawo ezisingqongileyo kunye neendlela zamanzi ukuze siphile.”

“Abemi basePapua New Guinea bafuna inkxaso kumalinge abo, njengokongeza ixabiso kumashishini asele ekhoko kunye nekhokhonathi. Kukho imfuneko eyandayo yeemarike zokuthumela ngaphandle kokutya kwezempilo zisebenzisa icoconut enyulu kunye nekoko kule minyaka yamva nje lishishini iPNG elisilelayo ukungena kulo. ”

“Uphuhliso lwabantu basePapua New Guinea lungaphezulu kwenkomo yemali efumanekayo enceda abatyali-zimali bamanye amazwe nakumagosa alapha ekhaya. Uphuhliso lokwenyani lubandakanya uphuhliso lwenkcubeko kuquka amasiko okugcina indalo esingqongileyo, uxanduva nonxibelelwano lomoya emhlabeni nolwandle.”

ULWAZI OLWENGCACISO:
Daniel Jones +61 447 413 863, [imeyile ikhuselwe]

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