Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Photo source: ©© Jeremy Weate
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Rising sea-levels lay waste to more than coastlines.
From the viewpoint of the state, they erode its claim to territorial sovereignty and call its concept of legal equity into question (see Beck 1999; Posner and Sunstein 2008; Mercer 2010; Giddens 2011). From the viewpoints of low-lying, natural resource-dependent communities, the tides threaten autonomy, well-being, and, not least, property. That is to say, rising sea-levels create far reaching, well-nigh irresolvable political and moral challenges that cross-cut scale (Brown 2011)…
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Papua New Guinea Coastal Mine Waste Dumping: The Ramu Mine Case (Uploaded 03-27-2011)
The dumping of mine tailings waste into the shallow coastal marine environment is currently before the National Court of Papua New Guinea, in a case that will have far-reaching implications. At stake are the pristine waters of the Bismarck Sea and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal inhabitants on one hand, and the future of mine waste disposal on the other.
Scientists’ findings out: Ramu pollution already a problem, Papua New Guinea Mine Watch, June 28 2013
Prof Bouchet said it was visibly evident that the environment there was already affected by the mine tailings…
