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Published Date: 12 August 2024

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Solomon Islands

Source: World Bank

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Source: Country Reports

• Local Industries: fish (tuna), mining, timber

Source: World Bank

Source: Britannica

Country Profile

• Solomon Islands - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15896396

• Solomon Islands - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Solomon-Islands

• Solomon Islands - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/090/index.html

Speech of Solomon Islands to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Research Papers and Research Books

• Solomon Islands Nanau, G. L. (2017). Solomon Islands. the contemporary pacific, 29(2), 354-361.

• Dynamics of logging in Solomon Islands: the need for restoration and conservation alternatives Katovai, E., Edwards, W., & Laurance, W. F. (2015). Dynamics of logging in Solomon Islands: the need for restoration and conservation alternatives. Tropical Conservation Science, 8(3), 718-731.

• Solomon Islands in transition? Allen, M. G., & Dinnen, S. (2018). Solomon Islands in transition?. In Statebuilding and State Formation in the Western Pacific (pp. 11-27). Routledge.

• China and the Solomon Islands Tudoroiu, T. (2024). China and the Solomon Islands. In China’s Two Identities: Territorial Empire and Postmodern Global Power (pp. 209-256). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

• A Case Study of Media Tensions in Solomon Islands, China, and Australia Wake, A., & Morieson, L. (2024). A Case Study of Media Tensions in Solomon Islands, China, and Australia. In Transnational Broadcasting in the Indo Pacific: The Battle for Trusted News and Information (pp. 177-193). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

• Community-based adaptation to climate change in villages of Western Province, Solomon Islands Basel, B., Goby, G., & Johnson, J. (2020). Community-based adaptation to climate change in villages of Western Province, Solomon Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 156, 111266.

• Agricultural value chains and food security in the Pacific: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Songsermsawas, T., Mabiso, A., Arslan, A., Chiarella, C., & Savastano, S. (2023). Agricultural value chains and food security in the Pacific: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Global Food Security, 39, 100719.

• Tradition and Christianity: the colonial transformation of a Solomon Islands society Burt, B. (2021). Tradition and Christianity: the colonial transformation of a Solomon Islands society. Routledge.

• Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands Albert, S., Leon, J. X., Grinham, A. R., Church, J. A., Gibbes, B. R., & Woodroffe, C. D. (2016). Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands. Environmental Research Letters, 11(5), 054011.

• Geographical inequalities in drinking water in the Solomon Islands Anthonj, C., Tracy, J. W., Fleming, L., Shields, K. F., Tikoisuva, W. M., Kelly, E., ... & Bartram, J. (2020). Geographical inequalities in drinking water in the Solomon Islands. Science of the total environment, 712, 135241.

• Fire Mountains of the Islands: A history of volcanic eruptions and disaster management in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Johnson, R. (2013). Fire Mountains of the Islands: A history of volcanic eruptions and disaster management in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. ANU Press.

• Observations and sampling of an ongoing subsurface eruption of Kavachi volcano, Solomon Islands, May 2000 Baker, E. T., Massoth, G. J., de Ronde, C. E., Lupton, J. E., & McInnes, B. I. (2002). Observations and sampling of an ongoing subsurface eruption of Kavachi volcano, Solomon Islands, May 2000. Geology, 30(11), 975-978.

• Maximising multi-stakeholder participation in government and community volcanic hazard management programs; a case study from Savo, Solomon Islands Cronin, S. J., Petterson, M. G., Taylor, P. W., & Biliki, R. (2004). Maximising multi-stakeholder participation in government and community volcanic hazard management programs; a case study from Savo, Solomon Islands. Natural Hazards, 33, 105-136.

Historical Background and Historical Perspective

• Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification Tryon, D. T., & Hackman, B. D. (1983). Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University.

• Earthquake doublets in the Solomon Islands Lay, T., & Kanamori, H. (1980). Earthquake doublets in the Solomon Islands. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 21(4), 283-304.

• The Solomon Islands and their natives Guppy, H. B. (1887). The Solomon Islands and their natives. S. Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Company.

• Winners and losers: Politics and disorder in the Solomon Islands 2000-2002 Dinnen, S. (2002). Winners and losers: Politics and disorder in the Solomon Islands 2000-2002. Journal of Pacific History, 37(3), 285-298.

• A revised model of Solomon Islands culture history Sheppard, P. J., & Walter, R. (2006). A revised model of Solomon Islands culture history. The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 115(1), 47-76.

• Making Mala: Malaita in Solomon Islands, 1870s–1930s Moore, C. (2017). Making Mala: Malaita in Solomon Islands, 1870s–1930s. ANU Press.

• Passage, port and plantation: A history of Solomon Islands labour migration, 1870-1914 Corris, P. (1970). Passage, port and plantation: A history of Solomon Islands labour migration, 1870-1914. The Australian National University (Australia).

• The eruptive history and volcanic hazards of Savo, Solomon Islands Petterson, M., Cronin, S., Taylor, P., Tolia, D., Papabatu, A., Toba, T., & Qopoto, C. (2003). The eruptive history and volcanic hazards of Savo, Solomon Islands. Bulletin of Volcanology, 65(2), 165-181.

• The Volcanic and Coral Islands of the Solomon Group Mill, H. R. (1887). The Volcanic and Coral Islands of the Solomon Group.

• Wealth of the Solomons: a history of trade, plantations and society, Solomon Islands, c. 1800-1942 Bennett, J. (1979). Wealth of the Solomons: a history of trade, plantations and society, Solomon Islands, c. 1800-1942. The Australian National University (Australia).

Other - Security Issue

RAMSI Intervention

• Land, identity and conflict on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Allen, M. G. (2016). Land, identity and conflict on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. In Migration, Land and Livelihooods (pp. 49-66). Routledge.

• The North down under: antinomies of conflict and intervention in Solomon Islands Allen, M., & Dinnen, S. (2010). The North down under: antinomies of conflict and intervention in Solomon Islands. Conflict, Security & Development, 10(3), 299-327.

• Intervention in Solomon Islands McDougall, D. (2004). Intervention in Solomon Islands. The Round Table, 93(374), 213–223.

• Australian foreign policy and the RAMSI intervention in Solomon Islands Kabutaulaka, T. T. (2005). Australian foreign policy and the RAMSI intervention in Solomon Islands. The Contemporary Pacific, 283-308.

• The trouble with RAMSI: Reexamining the roots of conflict in Solomon Islands Hameiri, S. (2007). The trouble with RAMSI: Reexamining the roots of conflict in Solomon Islands. The Contemporary Pacific, 409-441.

• The Solomon Islands intervention and the instabilities of the post-colonial state Dinnen, S. (2008). The Solomon Islands intervention and the instabilities of the post-colonial state. Global Change, Peace & Security, 20(3), 339-355.

• The Solomon Islands: The UN and intervention by coalitions of the willing Ponzio, R. (2005). The Solomon Islands: The UN and intervention by coalitions of the willing. International Peacekeeping, 12(2), 173-188.

China - Solomon Islands Security Pact

• Military bases: China-solomon islands security pact rattles Asia-pacific Galdorisi, G. (2022). Military bases: China-solomon islands security pact rattles Asia-pacific. Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter (2002), 48(4), 23-27.

• China ups the ante: the new Chinese security agreement with Solomon Islands McDougall, D. (2022). China ups the ante: the new Chinese security agreement with Solomon Islands. The Round Table, 111(3), 453-454.

• Military bases: China-solomon islands security pact rattles Asia-pacific Galdorisi, G. (2022). Military bases: China-solomon islands security pact rattles Asia-pacific. Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter (2002), 48(4), 23-27.

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