Attitudes of the people affected:
	When the company came in they sort of disturbed village activities, so many youths went to Aiambak to seek employment with the company and some even became spectators on the project because there was no space for employment. We became spectators on our own land. Robert Polus, PNG (Previously public relations officer with Paiso landowner company subsidiary)

After the bush was destroyed, landowners raised their complaints but 6 policemen came with guns. Villagers fled into the bush in fear of losing their lives. Police threatened to shoot both men and women to protect company’s operation on their land. Kitai Woman from Aewa village, PNG

They were doing logging where so much destruction was done with trucks making feeder roads. There was destruction like trees cut down unnecessarily, small trees and vegetation cleaned up, eventually leaving the land barren and then having grasses growing instead of trees. In places the water sources became dry and people had to go so far away to look for water. Arnold Kombo Community leader Nangumarum, East Sepik Province, PNG

Conditions for workers were very hard. Some were blinded, the sawdust went into their eyes, some were hit by fallen branches because there were no helmets issued. There was no compensation paid, even some were killed during that time, but there was no compensation paid. We told the company but they gave some kind of excuses. They made some kind of form, before we went in we signed it. It was a promise that if something happened to me this week, I shouldn’t be paid. Charles Dambara Clan Chief of Aewa village, PNG (Former employee of Concord Pacific 1997-1998)

Nobody cares about this place, we are forgotten people here and government has not given us any services. Before people said they could see fish in the water, they comb their hair by seeing themselves in the water. Now you can see the water is really muddy and when people go to the sago place there is no clean water, so they drink water there and get sick, they get gastric pain, blood, these people are very, very sick. Sister Yatamara Sister in charge of Baboa Health Centre, PNG

	Greenpeace works with members of Melanesian communities that have said no to logging and instead embraced eco-forestry and other small scale local enterprises, like paper making. Here’s what they had to say.
	“Generations of my people have said no to logging. We rely on many different bush materials and don’t want the logging to damage them. But we have now agreed to cut ecotimber.” Simon Okai Zongo clan chief

How I see it from our perspective is that eco-forestry is much better than logging. I prefer eco-forestry because it does not spoil our sea, land, rivers and water catchment. Reedle Gebe Lobi Village Eco-forestry Project Solomon Islands

The sawmill project we have here is not for the sake of making business alone. We use this project as a vehicle to bring in revenue and we direct those funds into the community and building our villages. We’ve got to have good schools built up. We’ve got to have an improved housing system, health services and all the most basic services we need. Arnold Kombo Community leader Nangumarum, East Sepik Province, PNG

We would not like to see the natural environment pass away. The future generations will never see it again. We would like to see the natural beauty to remain as it is today. Arnold Kombo Community leader Nangumarum, East Sepik Province, PNG

The good thing about papermaking is that women, children and older people can work on it and equally benefit. The money we have earned is divided among the families. They have used it to buy basic needs like soap and exercise books for school. Jerry Tekopo A Tenggomo Chief Solomon Islands