
Solomon Islands landowners file for compensation over 300-tonne oil spill near world heritage site
by Martin Haffner Associate Editor Solomon Islands’ UNESCO Heritage Site at Risk: Landowners Seek Compensation for Devastating Oil Spill HONIARA, Solomon Islands – A group of landowners in the Solomon Islands has embarked on a long and arduous journey, seeking compensation for a devastating oil spill that has ravaged their ancestral lands and polluted one…