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Will Community Benefit Sharing Projects (CBSP) set the precedent for future…
As I wrote about last week, seven tribes that own aggregate resources in the Tina River area in central Guadalcanal signed an agreement with the Hyundai Engineering Company Ltd to supply…
Community Benefit Sharing Project (CBSP) initiated at Tina Village, Central…
The CBSP is a result of several years of community consultations that paved the way for the idea and design of the pilot project and demonstrates the government and the developer’s…
Japanese Government supporting more schools in the Solomon Islands
Coming just days after the Japanese Government, in terms of its Grassroots Development Assistance Programme to the Solomon Islands, delivered a new classroom to the Varu Adventist Primary…
China greening for the future
At the Madrid talks there has been much criticism and finger pointing at those nations that are considered major polluters and the impact the degree and nature of the pollution is…
Solomon Islands standing in solidarity with Small Islands Developing States at COP 25…
Delegates from more than 200 countries are in Madrid trying to agree the final rules for the Paris Agreement, which comes into force next year, but according to news relayed by Radio New…
Climate change is proving an existential threat and there are still countries paying…
It is reported by Radio New Zealand today, Wednesday, that Fiji's Prime Minister has hit out at several developed countries during a speech at the UN climate summit in Madrid. The…
An anti-corruption concept becoming a reality
The Hon. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, used the occasion of Anti-Corruption Day on Monday this week to give details of those that that had been appointed to head the soon to be…
Sustainable management needed to increase the resilience of fish stocks
In the Solomon Islands, like in the wider Pacific Islands region, fish and invertebrates (specifically shellfish) fulfill important ecological roles in coastal and oceanic habitats, and…
A united and defiant call for an end to corruption
In a united and defiant stand against corruption, Solomon Islands yesterday commemorated the International Anti-corruption with a large turnout and active participation of representatives…
Obstacles facing People with Disabilities
In a very much appreciated local initiative, the The Australian Government promoted, Strongim Bisnis hosted a business networking event this week to celebrate the contribution that People…
