A Kava training for farmers in the Northern part of Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province was deemed successful. Farmers from three selected villages including Iriqila, Karaka and Valapata undertook the demonstration training from 17th-25th November 2020, facilitated…
BY ALEX DADAMU YOUTHS of Lord Howe and Sikaiana will soon engage in a farming initiative aimed at strengthening food security at the Outer Islands as the state of food security there is worsening alarmingly. President of Malaita Provincial Youth…
BY AGNES MENANOPO PLASTIC waste or pollution has become a general environmental issue and has gained considerable attention in recent years in the Solomon Islands. The country has experienced an increasing amount of single-use plastics (plastic bottles and bags) being…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement (DCGA) through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has achieved one of its 100-days targets addressing climate change. This was done through its support towards the…
THERE is need for a change in attitude, if we ever going to tackle the issue of plastic waste, revealed the staff of the Ministry of Fisheries at the recently led a clean-up campaign on in Honiara. Hundreds of…
THE Community Based Resource Management (CBRM) Section in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is organising a Poster and Essay Competition for students to mark the World Oceans Day which will be celebrated in June this year. This competition…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and the Solomon Islands National University-Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Studies (SINU-IMFS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen fisheries management in the country. The signing ceremony…
RECENTLY a 2019 Baseline Survey was conducted examining the communication campaign on Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, a survey funded by the Australian Government program Strongim Bisnis. The outcomes of the report demonstrated a need for a dramatic community behavioural change to…
BY AGNES MENANOPO IUMI Waka-IUMI Waka-UNDP hosted its first three days innovation challenge under the theme “Environment blong iumi/Go Green” with Bank South Pacific (BSP). The innovation challenge targeted urban youths specifically in the age of 18-34 who has a…
BY AGNES MENANOPO YOUNG Solomon Islands artist, Jackson Diosi will debut his international first-price winning award painting at 2020 UK CLiP Conference in London. He was announced the Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP) Marine Litter Challenge top prizewinner at the presentation…
BY AGNES MENANOPO PERMANENT Secretary of Ministry of Environment (MECCDM), Dr. Melchior Mataki has strongly urged all citizens to tackle and address the underlining issues of marine litter in the Solomon Islands. Dr. Mataki made the urgent call during a…
BY AGNES MENANOPO WASTE Management Charity Group, WasteAid UK through the Commonwealth Litter Program (CLiP) has recently facilitated a Policy and Action Workshop on Marine Litter on 14 February at the Solomon Islands Development Trust Building in Honiara. The one-day…
