TotalEnergies, operator of the Papua LNG project in Gulf, has pledged its support towards caring for the environment it is operating in.
This was highlighted during a visit to Port Moresby Nature Park by the staff, including the company’s senior vice-president Julien Pouget, who is in the country for a visit.
TotalEnergies’ commitment to care for the environment was sealed in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the company and Nature Park.
Its purpose is to:
- COOPERATE with the Nature Park in developing scientific research and related programmes in relation to native amphibians in PNG (frog husbandry and frog genome collection);
- PARTICIPATE in enhancing local capacity development and best practices in biodiversity conservation generally;
- SHARE scientific results from TotalEnergies facilities biodiversity survey, consultation meetings, seminar; and,
- SUPPORT sponsorship for Nature Park’s work in PNG.
- Pouget said: “At the same time when our project is restarting very fast, it was also very important that we confirm this cooperation.
- “We are celebrating World Environment Day. Last year it was about carbon.
- “This year it is about biodiversity. For the project, biodiversity is key for the communities to participate, especially in PNG which is one of the richest in terms of biodiversity.”
- Nature Park’s interim chief executive officer Kelsey Engle acknowledged the partnership, highlighting the value it would add to the work they were doing.
- “It is absolutely fabulous to have that commitment and intent for conservation for biodiversity,” Engle said. “We are so grateful for having partners like (TotalEnergies).
- “Nature Park would not exist and fulfil its mission of being guardians of PNG’s flora and fauna without such partnerships.”
The National / Pacific Mining Watch