An Evergreen Island

In 1989 the landowners of Central Bougainville closed one of the worlds largest copper mines that was destroying their land It remains closed to this day In response a blockade was imposed around the island From scratch the Bougainvilleans built their own schools they revived their traditional bush medicines they used solar and hydro power to generate electricity but the most fascinating invention was the use of fermented coconut oil as a substitute for fuel An Evergreen Island is a story of courage survival and persistence of inventiveness imagination and creativity on a littleknown Pacific island