AMBASSADOR Moses Kouni Mose has received interest from Sunnyside Ventures Pvt which is currently based in the Middle East & North Africa Region. SunnySide is a sustainability solutions start-up with a team of professionals who have been working on Renewable…
THE Solomon Islands Meteorological Services is simplifying the technical language used in weather forecasts and warnings in collaboration with NGOs to help local communities prepare for disaster events. A new Tropical Cyclone Tracking Map, using a simple coordinate grid, was…
AS we close in on our yearly cyclone season (November to April) the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is putting together plans to inform the general public of safety measures to ensure damage to properties, and possible loss of lives…
Former Miss Solomon Islands and a passionate climate change activist, Gladys Habu recently delivered a plea for hope to Pacific leaders who had gathered for the Environment Ministers’ High-Level talanoa, which was held on the curtails of the 30th SPREP…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MINISTER of Mines and Energy and Rural Electrification and Member of Parliament for South East Guadalcanal, Honourable Bradley Tovosia has termed the Tina Hydro Development Project as a privilege for the people of Central Guadalcanal. In his…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU HONOURABLE Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Francis Sade has hailed the recent official partnership signing of the 4-year multi-million dollar Tina Hydro Development Project initiative. The SBD1.5 billion and 15 Mega Watt renewable energy project on Tina River,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU TA’ARUTONA village in the lagoon of West Are ‘are, Malaita province is now faced with an extreme threat from sea-level rise, a resident of the low lying island, Nelson Kohia told Environment Media. “As I rest in…
Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over ceremony today. The certificates were handed over by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, under the…
ON 27th July 2021 Solomon Islands Ranger Association (SIRA) was awarded full membership of the International Rangers Federation (IRF). The not-for-profit organisation was established to raise awareness and professionally support the critical work that Rangers do in conserving the world’s…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU CLIMATE change is projected to be the greatest threat to biodiversity in the Solomon Islands, according to Solomon Island Rangers General Secretary. Eddie Huitarau said predictions of future changes in climate in the country include coastal erosions,…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A project that aims to farm and manage trees at Kolokisu in Aruligo, North West Guadalcanal now takes shape as part of efforts to tackle and mitigate the effects of Climate Change through planting trees. The Climate…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU CLIMATE Change seems to be a hot topic in politics for the country, however, are local politicians under the current government which is guided by the Prime Minister’s leadership doing enough when it comes to climate change…
