BY AGNES MENANOPO SOLOMON Islands Environmental Law Association (SIELA) has been established to help people in rural communities face and fight against issues destroying their environment. SIELA was established in collaborating with the Environmental Defense Office in Queensland, which is…

THERE is need for a change in attitude, if we ever going to tackle the issue of plastic waste, revealed the staff of the Ministry of Fisheries at the recently led a clean-up campaign on in Honiara.   Hundreds of…

BY AGNES MENANOPO A collaborative effort to plan and implement a Solomon Islands National Ocean Policy is being formulated to lead the development of a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) for the entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the country. The…

BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) together with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Recourses (MFMR) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) commemorated World Environment Day, World Oceans Day…

AXIOM mining company is making steady headway towards improving the conditions at its nickel mine site camp on San Jorge.   The company is making sure it maintains the highest standard in environmental safety as it progresses with the extraction…