Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Landownership system in Solomon is the Basis for Increasing Logging Impact on the Forestry In Solomon's

Solomon Islands 99% of the land are customary land that owned by the tribes that the government has no Authority over these lands but the tribe and the tribe leaders who has the power over them.

Tribal members are powerless in influencing the tribal leaders upon any decision on to the land, which means that they have to subject to the Leaders for any decision. This is a significant reason that contributes to increasing logging Negative impact on the forestry in the Solomon’s.

Logging dealers in Solomon Islands have exactly known this system therefore in any logging dealings for an operation in any particular land the dealers must brain-wash the chief of the Land first.

The falling down of the Land Leader for any Logging operation under-table deals in the Solomon Islands definitely means Logging Company is securing security for wide operation they may done during their logging in the land because they know the Land main leader will defend them. The land Head in Solomon Islands are more like Dictators, but not really dictators but as far as it can be said that they are over-using the respect and power that the members of the tribe has ores them.

Women in Solomon Culture perception are second class people in terms of Land so women are prohibit Humans to contribute on any decision regard lands. But according to the Solomon star News paper a leading daily News paper in Solomon Islands[www.solomonstarnews.com.sb] Women are major Victims of Logging operations in Solomon Islands in relate to Logging.

Women Subject to domestic violence, sexual abuse, Harassment and Negative Impact of Logging operation in Solomon’s.

The Important Normal Question that any one can ask is why women have no strong say in terms of Land and logging operation in Solomon Islands Such in influencing decisions. The answer is simple and it is because of the Cultural teachings of the Solomon Islands that women must stay away from Issues in-relate to Land because it is the Men’s duty or role. Because of no balance in decision making regarding land Particularly the Logging operation in the Solomon Islands Forest will continue to suffer of dangerous harvest of Round Log within the forest.

Secondly, unless the Chiefs of the Land accept the other members of the tribe Criticism on logging then dangerous harvest of the forest in Solomon Islands will stop. Moreover unless the chief of the Land relies that the logging dealers are bribing them then Forest in Solomon Islands will be safe.

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