Archive for September 4th, 2008

Stopping Forest Destruction In Papua New Guinea

Kila and Yi Lan
Kila Oumabe shows Greenpeace China forest campaigner Yi Lan how a local medicinal plant has a painful sting. This stinging nettle is used to take away the pain of childbirth by application to the small of a woman’s back.

IN PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea activists from the Esperanza have stopped a ship loading piles of logged timber from the Paradise Forests of Papua New Guinea. The peaceful direct action was supported by many local people who joyously watched from boats, amidst much singing and dancing.

Three activists from Papua New Guinea and one from New Zealand are still harnessed to a crane in the dark and have been there for over 8 hours.

Another Kiwi, Dean Baigent-Mercer on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza writes this update:
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