Provincial strengthening and environmental governance in the Solomon Islands

Environmental governance in the Solomon Islands - principle of subsidiarity by which decisions are made at the level closest to the people affected so that primary decision making power is in the hands of customary landowners - government's capacity to address environmental issues is restricted...

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Published in:	Asia Pacific journal of environmental law Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 293 - 330
Main Author:	McDonald, Jan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-01-2006
Subjects:	Conservation of resources - Solomon Islands Environment - Solomon Islands ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAND USE NATURAL RESOURCES Natural resources - Solomon Islands Solomon Islands - Environmental conditions
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Summary:	Environmental governance in the Solomon Islands - principle of subsidiarity by which decisions are made at the level closest to the people affected so that primary decision making power is in the hands of customary landowners - government's capacity to address environmental issues is restricted by the political imperatives of customary land tenure, corruption and public service dysfunction and a heavy reliance on royalties - role of provincial governments in promoting sustainable resource management.
Bibliography:	2008-01-21T19:31:10+11:00 apjel_c.jpg ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Vol. 9, No. 4, 2006: 293-330 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2
ISSN:	1385-2140