Papua New Guinea: Legislature Revokes Amendments To Environmental Law

Papua New Guinea: Legislature Revokes Amendments To Environmental Law   On January 19, Minister for Environment in the O’Neil-Namah Government, Hon Thompson Haroquave, carried through on his promise to the people of Papua New Guinea and ensured that Parliament repealed amendments to the Environment Act that had been made in favor of the Chinese mining company, MCC. The amendments had prohibited landowners from suing for damages to their property or their livelihoods, if these were...

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