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1 Jun 2020

Author:
Liam Fox, Pacific Beat

Chiefs of PNG's Sepik spirit houses call for Frieda River mine to be banned

"Chiefs of PNG's Sepik spirit houses call for Frieda River mine to be banned", 2 June 2020

In Papua New Guinea a campaign to stop a proposed gold and copper mine has been boosted with support from chiefs of the famous Haus Tambarans, or spirit houses, of the Sepik River.

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...[C]hiefs from 28 Haus Tambarans representing 78,000 people have signed a declaration calling for a total ban of the mine.

The group Project Sepik organised the declaration and coordinator Emmanuel Peni says it's the first time communities along the river have united in a common cause.

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He said there is a risk of conflict if PanAust and the PNG government disregard the views of the people who live along the Sepik River.

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