The mediation was conducted by external accredited mediator, Craig Jones.
In a statement, the Archbishop of Rabaul, Francesco Panfilo, said this project is being undertaken by Gilford Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rimbunan Hijau.
The project area covers a large area of 55,400 hectares, broken into four blocks which are owned by 4 respective local landowner companies (LCO) as follows:
