Indigenous clans on Papua New Guinea’s Rai Coast and along the Ramu River ask us to support their struggle by sending letters to PNG’s Prime Minister. In your letter, please:
Express your support for the customary landowners who live on the Rai Coast and along the Ramu River, whose lands and waters could be disastrously contaminated by toxic waste from CMCC’s Ramu mine and refinery under the current license agreement.
Papua New Guinea
Don’t Dump Poisons into the Sea!
DATE
H.E. Rt. Hon. Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare
The Prime Minister
Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council
Morauta House
Po Box 639
Waigani National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Fax: +675-323-3943
betha_somare@pm.gov.pg
Your Excellency,
The Papua New Guinea legislature on May 28 amended sections of the country's Environment and Conservation Act to shield corporations from any responsibility for environmental damage caused by their operations, whether intentional or accidental. The law effectively strips Indigenous land owners of any rights to protect their land and makes it illegal for anyone to sue a corporation for the consquences of their actions.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
