People of North East Guadalcanal are gravely concerned, logging activities in their area have caused unparalleled distraction on their land and crops. Food security is now a major issue. A James Viriala from North East Guadalcanal reports.
The Tigoa police in Rennell Bellona province has arrested a man in relation to an unlawful wounding incident at Kagua village, West Rennell over the weekend.
The Western provincial government has come under heavy criticism by landowners of Shortland islands over the manner it handled a timber rights hearing at Nila last week.
The Guadalcanal Provincial Government is taking steps to crack down illegal logging operation in the province. Guadalcanal Provincial Revenue and Licensee Officer Mr.
More than 200 logging companies were issued logging licenses by the Forestry and Research Ministry as of June this year. Forestry Ministry Undersecretary, Phelix Koremae says 288 companies were issued logging licenses – the record dating two years back.
There is an urgent need for the Government to reform the Forestry timber utilization Act to protect land owners victimized by Foreign logging companies. This was the response of Lemeus Manavakana, a land-owning group representative of Choiseul province to the Forestry Undersecretary. Mr.
The litigation surrounding logging matters in the country has stretched the High Court’s resources and judges to the limit. High Court Registrar Myonnie Samani made this statement responding to an article criticising the delays in the High Court in relation to logging matters costing the Government…
A man from Rennell Island has said the recent burning of heavy machines on the island is in protest of ‘inaction’ both from the police and the Rebel provincial government. Renbel Premier, Collin Tesuatai recently condemned the burning in the strongest term.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have reported that 85 percent of forest here are illegally used. This revelation was made in yesterday’s International Day of Forest activities.
As the Ministry of Forestry observed International Forest Day today, the Permanent Secretary of the forestry ministry, Vaeno Vigulu says logging activities has sold around two million cubic metres in the last three years. Mr Vigulu made this announcement today.
Landowners of Wairaha in West Are’are have burned down and stoned machines belonging to the Burwood Logging Company operating in their area. Eyewitnesses say a vehicle has been burned down and an excavator was also stoned by angry landowners.
Resource Owners in Santa Cruz, Temotu Province have expressed disagreement on the decision by the Provincial Premier Hon. Budley Tauto accommodated a logging company on the Island. A Nende Constituent Mr. John Chris reports, Xiangling Timber S.I. Limited has logged their forests.
The West Rennell Landowners Council has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure a successful implementation of national projects by the Asia Pacific Investment Limited (APID) in West Rennell.
The Pilemeri Community of Shortlands in the Western province has called on the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government to suspend Agroforestry-related activities on the island. The call came about as Agroforestry-related activities have created various problems in the Shortland islands.
Forestry industry watchdog, the Solomon Forests Association (SFA) has supported the move by the National Government to clean up the industry. A statement from SFA said it has been advocating this since the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government came into power last year, but is long…
A local timber exporter has claimed the Minister of Forestry and Research Bodo Dettke has allegedly misused and abused his powers to stop him carrying out logging activities and community development.
The customary tribal landowners of Arapuamora and Taniakaro in Small Malaita are calling on the police to intervene and address a continuous brawl between a logging licensee and people of that regionafter the logging licensee is believed to have breached a High Court Order.
A concerned mother of Gaomae Village, Shortland Islands has said logging on the island is a ‘curse’. Flora Meti told SIBC’s Shortland Island stringer, John Kotaru while logging brings very small benefits, it places more lasting negative impacts on their communities. John Kotaru reports. “Mrs.
Police are searching for an Asian logger who went missing during a picnic in the Shortland Islands last Friday. The Malaysian in his 40s went missing during a picnic trip to an island near Sivilua with a couple on Friday.
Issues surrounding agroforestry practices in Mono in the Western Province is causing serious disputes for resource owners and communities in the area, including one death. Reports reaching SIBC News said an elderly person died this week following a logging dispute on the island.
