Sogavare claims Japan is withholding essential data regarding the release of nuclear wastewater
By Charlie Piringi | 𝕏 @cpiringi7 Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says most Pacific leaders believe Japan has been holding back…
Category: Environment
Japanese Ambassador to SI Disappointed Over Sogavare’s UNGA Remarks
By Georgina Makaa |@MakaaGina Japan’s Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Miwa Yoshiaki, has expressed disappointment regarding Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s…
Japan says ‘Release Safe’, Sogavare condemns decision
By Georgina Maka’a AS Japan begun its gradual release of treated nuclear waste-water into the Pacific Ocean, Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare reiterated…
Visiting Babatana Project was a life-changing experience for students from UQ
Twelve undergraduate students from The University of Queensland (UQ) have come away with new learnings and life-changing experiences following their…
The costs of logging in Solomon Islands
by Bobby Anderson In the years following the 1998-2003 ethnic tensions in Solomon Islands, the World Bank assisted the Solomon…
An alternative to logging
The forest carbon project can provide an alternative to logging in a critical ecosystem at Marovo Lagoon. Community members from Lupa…
PIF chair confident in the safety of Japan’s release into the ocean
RAROTONGA (Radio NZ) – The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair Mark Brown says the planned release of treated nuclear wastewater…
Queensland Uni students to visit Babatana Rainforest Conservation project
Students from the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia will visit the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project in Choiseul this month to learn from the…
In-depth Solomons investigative journalist wins top Pacific media award for best environmental reporting
In-depth Solomons’ investigative journalist Charley Piringi has won a Pacific media award for his reporting on mining in Guadalcanal. Piringi,…
Isabel landowners fight for ownership over Tubi logs
by Ofani Eremae When Malaysian logger Richard Kong Sing Ngea pleaded guilty in December 2020 to the illegal harvesting of…