http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/598/ en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea No climate justice in Papua New Guinea http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/74065 from Climate Change blog: "Comfortable and complacent Americans will not stop driving SUVs and living in sprawling McMansions so a peasant in Bangladesh (who emits 5% of what an average American does) can have a chance to meet their basic needs before also eventually limiting their emissions. This is outrageous." Image: Rising sea levels swamp low-lying coasts and islands British consumers misled over illegal timber http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71125 British consumers of merbau hardwood flooring are being misled by high street retailers, DIY stores and leading brands into buying illegal timber from Indonesia’s remote Papua Province, say environmental campaigners. UK public duped into buying stolen rainforest timber http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71109 British High Street retailers, DIY stores and leading brands are misleading the public into buying illegal timber stolen from the forests of Indonesia’s remote Papua Province, reveals the Environmental Investigation Agency and their Indonesian partner, Telapak. * Forests for the world campaign Papua protesters and police killed in US mine battle http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71083 Protests demanding the closure of a US-owned mine in Papua have led to the death of two students, three police officers and a soldier, initial reports suggest. Police brutality against children in PNG condemned http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67815 The Papua New Guinea government must stop police beating, raping and torturing arrestees, many of who are children, a leading internbational rights group says in a new report. UK Government Faces Legal Threat Over Palm Oil Investments http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/92116/1/ The British Government stands accused of damaging the environment and polluting watercourses in Papua New Guinea, as well as the abuse of workers' rights, in a letter sent by landowners on the island to the International Development Secretary Hilary Benn. Working with Friends of the Earth, the local land owners are calling for compensation for the damage done by Government-funded palm oil plantations on the island. Secret Papers Show Papuan Self-Determination Sacrificed to U.S. Courtship of Suharto http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/89812/1/ On the 35th anniversary of the so-called "Act of Free Choice" (AFC) that resulted in West Papua's annexation by Indonesia, newly declassified documents depict the administration of President Richard Nixon as unwilling to raise any objections to the process despite its assessment that the move was overwhelmingly opposed by the Papuan people. Enriching basic literacy instruction in Papua New Guinea http://www.learningchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/49981 The Tok Ples Literacy Training Programme primarily uses the Interactive Whole Language approach in teaching. Children are encouraged to use their own experiences and environment in their learning. Both top-down and bottom-up whole language approaches are used, to better accommodate different learning styles. Handycam Campaigners http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/46414 Three indigenous communities, in Panama, Papua New Guinea and Nigeria, used video camcorders to draw global attention to environmental impact of oil and mining projects. Handycam Campaigners http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/104635/1/ Papua student bags award for youth leadership http://www.learningchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/40536 The first UNICEF Award for Youth Leadership in East Asia and the Pacific was given to Desi Gloria Arwam, a 14-year old junior high school student from Papua. She has been active in her village community raising awareness about child rights. Papua New Guinea moves to silence criticism http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/36850 A plan to prosecute everyone, including journalists, who publicly criticise the country or government of Papua New Guinea was condemned by a media freedom organisation this week. Groups clash over Papua New Guinea forests http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/36189 Protests from environmental and legal groups in Papua New Guinea have prompted the World Wide Fund for Nature to reconsider support for controversial World Bank land mobilisation policies and a proposed forest summit on conservation. Enriching basic literacy http://www.learningchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/40582 Numerous countries around the globe are faced with the issue of providing basic education to their citizens who may maintain different cultures and speak different languages. Here is a success story from Papua New Guinea . Peanut business aids recovery in Papua New Guinea http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/29165 A farmer on the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, has turned his passion for roasted peanuts into a business that is helping agriculturalists earn more in an area recovering from civil conflict, according to the United Nations Development Programme.