BY JOHN HOUANIHAU YOUNG Freelance Journalist, Jeremy Gwao said he was thrilled upon receiving his MEDIA award in ‘Climate Reporting’ on Saturday 18 June during this year’s 2022 Media award night. He said he was beyond blessed to receive such…
BY ALADDIN EVO WAIMAPURA National Secondary School in Makira Ulawa Province is 231 km from Honiara and is 16.8 km from the nearest Solar Power Grid at Kirakira. With the increased high demand for electrical power and its cost especially…
BY ALEX DADAMU AND LIONEL TAORAO THE recent extension of the Ulawa Hydro Power Project in the Makira Ulawa Province to the Northern Ulawa region is being disputed by claimed land owners in a meeting held by the Haraina community…
BY JEREMY GWAO FREELANCE JOURNALIST 35-year-old Francis Filia has had to sit in a wheelchair for more than 17 years due to a physical impairment on his spine. From his home in the Solomon Islands, he hears the waves each…
“Each and every species of wildlife whether it be birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and plants have the right to exist in this world, if we fail to protect nature, then nature will inevitably seek to take its revenge. This is…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU LOCAL environmental advocate, Sharon Inone says it would be great to see Solomon Islands political leaders investing in clean renewable energy and technology like Electrical Cars to address climate change today. She pointed out that now we…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A heavy rain warning is now in force through all the nine provinces in the Solomon Islands, according to the Solomon Island Meteorology Service in Honiara this afternoon. Weather forecasting officer, Edward Maru told environment media that…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands joined other 187 states and six-member territories to commemorate World Meteorological Day on Wednesday this week. The annual celebration takes place on the 23rd of March 2022 to coincide with the formation of the World…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A HEALTHY hundred-foot-tall tree has about 200,000 leaves and at this size, the tree can take 11,000 gallons of water from the soil and released it into the air as oxygen. In an exclusive interview with Former…
March 10, 2021 Honiara, Solomon Islands— Today, the United States—through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—presented state-of-the-art seismometers to monitor the potentially dangerous Savo Volcano in Solomon Islands. The equipment was procured after an official…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Sirebe Tribal Association is one of the first tribal in the country group granted with Protected Area recognition under the Solomon Islands protected area Act and also the first to received carbon payment. Though they face numerous…
THE Proposed Yato Protected Area in Makira-Ulawa Province will preserve around 12,000 hectares of primary forests and ecosystems that are essential for the preservation of plants and animals unique to the Island. The Yato Protected Area will enable local communities…