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Isabel Women Take Loggers to Court Over Significant Environmental and Livelihood Damage.

Although logging in Solomon Islands is considered a ‘sunset industry,’ the sun is far from setting, especially in the Hograno Highlands of Isabel Province.

8 Jan 2026

Stay out of politics: Wale tells loggers
Leader of Opposition Hon Matthew Wale has lashed out at the Solomon Forest Association (SFA) calling on them to stay out of politics. In a statement today, Hon Wale has condemned SFA’s alleged support to the Prime Minister’s political party, Our Party.
9 Nov 2023
Environment
Logging Company Slapped with Suspension Notice
Commissioner of Forestry, Mr. Reeves Moveni, has issued a suspension notice to Sunway (SI) Limited, a Logging company, for polluting the primary water source of Beula Provincial Secondary School (PSS). The suspension notice was confirmed by Ms.
21 Jun 2023
Breaking News
Solomon Water estimated to lose about $10 million dollars annually
Solomon Water has introduced a Non-Revenue Water program to address leakages and illegal water connection issues. The State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) lost an estimated SBD$10- million dollars every year due to illegal connections and leakages.
16 Dec 2020
Breaking News
Log export to further fall by July this year
The country’s economic mainstay, log export is expected further fall by July this year. Finance Minister Harry Kuma made the statement when referring to a recent assessment conducted by the International Monetary Fund, IMF.
13 Apr 2020
Conventions
Fake Tubi export deregulation document
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology has denied claims of a document that deregulates the export of Tubi in the country. The document stated, Tubi shall from the commencement of the regulation be removed as a prohibited or protected species.
29 Aug 2019
Suspicious Logging camp death
Police have arrested a 47-year-old man in Western Province in relation to the death of a 19 year-old girl in a logging camp at Jericho, North New Georgia, Western Province.
13 Aug 2019
Forestry
Our forests are still safe from logging: Sogavare
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country’s forests and trees are still safe from logging. This comes after his government was being criticized for sending a high level delegation to China recently on a timber trade survey, sparking public uproar, with many sharing their concerns that this…
18 Jun 2019
China
Sogavare clarifies China trip
Prime Minister Hon. Manaseh Sogavare has clarified the government delegation’s recent trip to China. The China trip was led by the Minister of Forestry Hon. Ishmael Avui, and the Minister of Mines and Energy Hon. Braddley Tovosia, along with other government ministers and officials.
14 Jun 2019
Development
SI may ban round log exports by 2023
Solomon Islands is looking at putting a complete stop to round log export by 2023, says Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. Mr Sogavare told SIBC in an exclusive interview recently, saying that with the government’s reform programs in the resources sectors, in order to stimulate economic growth.
8 Jun 2019
Forestry
Our logging industry is unsustainable: Forestry PS
The country’s current rate of logging is still unsustainable, admits the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Forestry and Research, Dr. Vaeno Vigulu. Dr. Vigulu made the statement in response to a question from a participant during SIBC’s radio talk back show on Sunday.
4 Jun 2019
Environment
Logging activity threatens Honiara’s water source
Logging activity at the Kongulai upstream area has sparked investigations by Solomon Water. A statement from the State-Owned Enterprise said this followed reports from inspections carried out on site that revealed possible sources of turbidity at the Kongulai Water Source are due to current logging…
9 May 2019
Environment
Logging on heights banned
Any logging operation or commercial activities conducted at an altitude higher than four hundred metres is illegal. Caretaker Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Dr. Culwick Togamana revealed in his debate on the sine die motion over the weekend. Hon.
18 Dec 2018
Environment
Foreign loggers are sexually exploiting Solomon Islanders
A WorldFish survey on the impacts of logging on food security, fisheries and well-being in Malaita indicated, very little has been done or nothing has been done so far to prevent the sexual exploitation of Solomon Islanders by foreign logging workers.
15 Aug 2018
Choiseul Province
One dead, two hospitalised from Fish poisoning
A man is dead and two others have been hospitalised after eating poisonous fish at the Luti Logging Camp in South Choiseul. It is believed they ate a fish locally known as ‘Balloon fish’ from the company mess on Wednesday last week. After eating all three complained of head ache and body numbness.
24 Oct 2017
Government
‘Not our responsibility’: Solomon Forest Association says logging impacts an issue for landowners
The President of the Solomon Forest Association (SFA) says the devastating impacts of the logging industry in Solomon Islands are not its responsibility.
30 May 2017
Malaita Province
LOGGING COMPANIES OWED MALAITA MILLIONS
Logging companies operating in Malaita province have owed more than $4 million worth of provincial revenue to the province. Malaita Premier Hon. Peter Chanel Ramohia told SIBC News in a recent interview. He says about 10 logging companies are operating in the province with outstanding fees.
21 Oct 2016
People
INDIGENOUS ADVOCATE LASHED OUT AT LOGGING IN RENBEL
The Solomon Islands Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Advocacy Association (SIIPHRAA) has questioned why national and provincial governments have failed to restrain Samling San Logging Company from operating in West Rennell.
21 Oct 2016
Government
GOV’T TIGHTENED LOGGING LICENSES
The Ministry of Forestry and Research will not issue any more felling licenses to newly registered foreign companies intending to carry out logging activities in the country.
18 Oct 2016
Malaita Province
MALAITA PREMIER CONCERNED OVER MALA-RENBEL RELATIONS
Malaita Provincial Premier, Hon. Peter Chanel Ramohia has raised concerns that relations between Malaita and Rennell/Bellona could be affected by the logging issue in Renbel province.
18 Oct 2016