Covid-19: A Financial Threat for Indigenous Communities in Solomon Islands
BY Jeremy Gwao February 11, 2022 Indigenous people in Solomon Islands —a small island nation located in the Pacific— have played a special role as guardians of forests and protected ecosystems, even in the face of harmful activities. Covid-19, however,…
Under threat: Indigenous rights in Global South were attacked during Covid-19 pandemic
BY Aatreyee Dhar, Cece Siago, and Jeremy Gwao February 11, 2022 WHEN the pandemic struck India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, a parallel move to implement a massive hydroelectric dam was underway, right in the middle of the state’s pristine natural…
Livelihood Sector Receives More Relief Food Supplies from Australia
THE Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) has received with boundless gratitude yet another major delivery of relief food assistance from the Australian Government on Monday this week for its food distribution program to households…
Cocoa Farming Challenges in West Kwaio
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA COCOA farming has over the years been a rural earner that supports farmers’ livelihood in the remote region of West Kwaio in Malaita province. Small-scale cocoa farmers make up a small percentage of the community agricultural base.…
Kauri Tree Planted by Queen Elizabeth Kept Alive By Oral Tradition
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU IT is possible for a society to transmit oral history and other knowledge across generations without a writing system. Oral tradition, is a form of human communication where knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved,…