Exxon Mobil buying off Papua New Guinean Civil Societies
Exxon-Mobil, developer of Papua New Guinea’s giant $18 billion Liquified Natural Gas project is looking to manage the project’s social and environmental image by sucking in PNG’s notoriously weak and gullible NGO sector with meaningless dialogue and the promise of future cash. Exxon’s strategy to nullify possible opposition and criticism through engagement with civil society organisations has previously been successfully used in PNG by organisations like Chevron (working primarily with WWF) , by Placer Dome at its controversial Porgera mine (where they established a formal NGO committee) and by the World Bank.
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From: steven.j.whisker@exxonmobil.com [mailto:steven.j.whisker@exxonmobil.com]Further to meetings held with you earlier in the year, EHL is progressing with the development of its Biodiversity Offset Delivery Plan.
Sent: 29 September 2011 12:58
To: steven.j.whisker@exxonmobil.com
Cc: ruben.medrano@exxonmobil.com
Subject: EHL Biodiversity Strategy: Multi Stakeholder Meeting
In order to update you on the status of Biodiversity Offset Delivery Plan, discuss how EHL has addressed the many constructive ideas received from you to date, and receive further input from you to enable finalization of the Biodiversity Offset Delivery Plan, EHL will convene a Multi Stakeholder Meeting to be held in Port Moresby on Tuesday 25 October and Wednesday 26 October 2011.
Your participation in this Multi Stakeholder Meeting is most welcome (see below the list of invitees).
The venue will be confirmed in due course, as will the agenda and other details – in the meantime, please let me know if you plan to attend.
Thanks
Steve
Steven Whisker
Megan Christensen / Ben Yaru Oil Search Limited
Jane Mogina Mama Graun Conservation Trust Fund
Damien Ase CELCOR
Ken Mondiai Partners with Melanesia
Thomas Paka /Justin Ondopa
Ecoforestry Forum
Francis Hurahura / Theresa Kas / Barbara Masike The Nature Conservancy
Neil Stronach / Eric Verheij / Ted Mamu
WWF
David Mitchell / Conrad Savy / Mahlette Betre Conservation International
Ross Sinclair Wildlife Conservation Society
Miriam Supuma / Banak Gamui
IBR
Annie Kajir
Environmental Law Centre
Vojtech Novotny / Legi Sam
New Guinea Binatang Research Centre
Sangion Tiu / Kelvin Waukave Research and Conservation Foundation of PNG
John Ericho PNG Conservation Forum
Arthur Georges Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra
Lisa Dabek Woodlands Park Zoo
Rhodah Belden/James Laki Peace Foundation Melanesia
Kay Kalim / John Michael / Rose Singadan DEC
Prof. Frank Griffin / Prof. Chalapan Kaluwin UPNG
TBD University of Goroka
TBD University of Technology
Philip Siaguru Vudal University
Dr. Nembou Divine Word University
PNG LNG Project
Office: +61 7 3020 4513
Mobile: + 61 459 807 335
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“Wanpela Projek, Wanpela Tim, Lukluk Long As Tingting Bilong Projek”
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