Natural Resources
Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
In this picture, gold-mining is taking place.
"Four Solomon Islanders recently set out on a fact-finding mission to Papua New Guinea to learn from their experiences in mining. In Bougainville they discovered many believe that ‘real development’ does not come from mining but from hard work and control of their own natural resources." http://ourpacificways.wordpress.com/tag/solomon-islands/ |
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The People's Role in Contributing to Natural Resources
The people of the Solomon Islands, more specifically the islands Malaita and Guadalcanal, live mostly by subsistence farming. On the island Guadalcanal, 75% of the natives live this way with only a small amount working higher paying jobs in the timber, gold mine, and palm oil industries. However, migrants from the island Malaita living in primarily the capital Honiara have a high rate of employment in the services sector working for the timber, gold mine, and palm oil industries.