Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Lau-Village-in-Papua-New-Guinea-27MZIFIESVH3.htmlConceptually similarLau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJ9Completed★★★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJ7Completed★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJCCompleted★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJFCompleted★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJGCompleted★★★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJ6Completed★★★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJ5Completed★★★★Lau Village in Papua New GuineaGP02KJECompleted★★★★Papua New Guinea DocumentationGP0138JCompleted★★★★View AllGP02KJ8Lau Village in Papua New GuineaChildren outside their school in Lau Village. This village is at the frontline of a massive land grab that sees 5.2 million hectares of PNG's forests slated for destruction. The communities in Pomio rely on the forests for food security, building materials and their future livelihoods. Logging companies promise development and much needed services but all they deliver are dirty rivers and destroyed forests.Locations:East New Britain Province (PNG)-Melanesia-Papua New Guinea-Pomio DistrictDate:25 Oct, 2011Credit:© Paul Hilton / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5233px X 3570pxRestrictions:NO FUNDRAISINGKeywords:Boys-Day-Education-Forests (campaign title)-Girls-Groups-Happiness-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-Pacific Islander ethnicities-Portraits-Pre-adolescent children (10-13)-Schools-VillagesShoot:Land Grabs Threaten PNG's ForestsPapua New Guinea‘s forests are the third largest, and some of the most diverse, on Earth. They support many cultures as well as a rich diversity of plant and animal species. Yet 60% of PNG's ancient forests have already been lost to industrial and illegal logging. The World Bank estimates 70% of logging in PNG is illegal. Now there is a new threat to the remaining forests. The United Nations has questioned Papua New Guinea on the recent rollout of over 5 million hectares of agricultural leases. These agricultural leases (known as Special Agriculture and Business Leases - SABLs) cover about 20% of the country’s forests and represent one of the worst contemporary cases of cultural land grabs. They will decimate PNG’s remaining forests and biodiversity unless they are overturned. Greenpeace is in PNG at the request of customary landowners who are fighting to hold on to their land and forests.Related Collections:Biggest Land Grab in PNG History (Photo + Video)