THE Proposed Yato Protected Area in Makira-Ulawa Province will preserve around 12,000 hectares of primary forests and ecosystems that are essential for the preservation of plants and animals unique to the Island. The Yato Protected Area will enable local communities…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU DESPITE the challenges faced due to the COVID-19 situation in the country, work on the Aruligo Tilapia Hatchery is slowly progressing well. The Superfly limited Energy Solution Company has recently made some progress in installing the hatchery…
BY Aatreyee Dhar, Cece Siago, and Jeremy Gwao February 11, 2022 WHEN the pandemic struck India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, a parallel move to implement a massive hydroelectric dam was underway, right in the middle of the state’s pristine natural…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MEMBERS of Siporae Protected Area under the Babatana Rainforest conservation project recently conduct a pre harvesting inventory for carbon calculation. Trees in 26 plots out of a total hectors of 647 within the eligible area of Siporae…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA Increasing king tides in the Lau Lagoon have threatened the wellbeing and sustainable livelihoods of the people living on the artificial islands. Currently, the most vulnerable ones are children and young people. In Lau lagoon to…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN FATHER of Four, Ben Blamoli, 46 from Temotu province, arrived in the Western Solomons in 2009. About three years later he got married to a woman from fishery village and went to settle with his wife’s people…
SOLOMON Ports is now proud to announce that we are now a signatory of the “Call to action for Shipping Decarbonization.” This was announced by Ingrid Sidenvall Jegou the Project Director for the Global Maritime Program on the 13th of…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo SITTING ON his old hammock contemplating on the best ideas to rescue his community from the obvious impact of climate change, as the ocean extends it’s reach under his thatched home, 60 plus year old…
BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo LITTLE innocent children of Nusa Baruku in Gizo Western Solomons, play in the murky saline pools between and under their own houses, as sea-level rise brings new challenges for the coastal community in the new…
BY JEREMY GWAO FREELANCE JOURNALIST IT is traditional knowledge commonly known in most rural communities that the King Tide season begins each year from December till around April. Solomon Islands has experienced extreme high tide starting this month on 5th…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Solomon Island Meteorological Services Office has predicted that one to three tropical cyclones are likely to cross Solomon Islands Exclusive Economic Zone during the 2020/2021 cyclone season. National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) Principal Communication Officer Brian…
“EFFECTIVE climate services facilitate decisions that will reduce the impacts of climate-related disasters, improved food security, health outcome, and water resource management” This statement was made by Dr. Melchior Mataki Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster…