Minister for Forestry Belden Namah of Papua New Guinea
SARAH CLARKE: And PNG's Forest Minister Belden Namah says he's listening.
PNG Forestry Minister Belden Namah has just visited the border area in his Vanimo Green electorate where locals have reported frequent incursions in recent months.
and on Monday alleging split and infighting among ministers as an act of media terrorism against a legitimate government.
Mr Namah said his ministry was in the process of signing the agreement between the company, the Morobe Provincial Government and the Forest Ministry for the proposed hotel development.
foreseeable future, so be it," Namah said in the report.
Minister Belden Namah has announced.
PNG's Forests Minister Belden Namah said he planned to "stand up" to the logging industry and would review government policies following the latest report.
receiving numerous enquiries on the project.
carefully studied adding that the project was a DAL concern.
Mr Namah had vowed to table a report about these events in Parliament.
Forestry Minister Belden Namah has just visited the border area in his Vanimo Green electorate where locals have reported frequent incursions by Indonesian military or TNI in recent months.
Mr Namah says he saw evidence of such incursions and learnt from local villagers how TNI have harassed them about being on Indonesian territory.
Belden Namah says high level talks with Indonesia over border security must be prioritised.
forests into the forseeable future, so be it, Namah said in the report.
Minister for Forests Belden Namah said economic development had taken precedence over conservation in PNG, a developing nation that has struggled to prosper from its vast mineral wealth.
If this report is the bitter pill that we need to swallow to ensure that we maintain our forests into the forseeable future, so be it, Namah said in the report.
Forests Minister Belden Namah said the government was already taking steps to review its policies towards the country's greatest natural resource.
Mr Namah said "most" of his departmental officers responsible for monitoring forestry operations had ignored the laws and that many were "in the pockets" of logging companies.
As many media reports (see below) note, PNG Forest Minister Belden Namah has written the foreword to the report.
Papua New Guinea Forestry Minister Belden Namah said he agreed with the report's findings and was taking action to improve government logging policies.
Kasieng added that the Member for Vanimo Green and Forest Minister Belden Namah had assured police that NEC had approved the decision to close the border.