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Oil spill threatens Solomon Islands ecology and tourism
Honiara, Solomon Islands (TAN): Tourism Solomons CEO Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has expressed grave concern over the impact of the oil spill continuing to flow from a grounded bulk carrier on the pristine Rennell Island.
He said he was worried about its impact both on the local community and the country’s tourism prospects.
Rennell Island appears as a tiny dot in the vast South Pacific that lies at the southern tip of the Solomon Islands. The island is part of the Solomon Islands archipelago. Rennell and Bellona islands, both of which are inhabited, make up the Rennell and Bellona Province of the Solomon Islands. Continue reading Oil spill threatens Solomon Islands ecology and tourism