Resource Owners Demand Further Consultation on New Mining Bill
by Charley Piringi Resource owners have demanded that the Mineral Resources Bill 2023 be deferred to allow for further consultations…
Category: Environment
‘Win-Win: A Company That Fails to Live up to its Name’
by Charley Piringi “The name ‘Win-Win’ was all in the philosophy that both win. The company wins, and the landowner…
Lupa Vangunu: A community standing strong for the forests and their future
For more than a decade, logging companies have been trying to win the timber rights and approvals to log the…
Strengthening coastal resilience in Tulagi
Neighbours from the Diocese of the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Central Province of Solomon Islands in Tulagi island…
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…
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…