Environment Education

Australian High Commission Hosts Third Annual Climate Change Tok Stori

ON 18 August 2023, the Australian High Commission hosted the third annual Climate Change Tok Stori with stakeholders from across government and non-government to discuss how Australia and Solomon Islands can work together to further action on climate change. Speaking…

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Namoraoni Community Celebrates the Achievement of No Open Defecation

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A milestone celebration to honor the rural village of Namoraoni in Malango Ward, Central Constituency of Guadalcanal Province for their achievement of stopping the practice of ‘Open Defaecating’ in the bushes, waterways, and other open spaces was…

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Threats to Million-Dollar Butterfly Trade Highlighted by Dr. Maclean

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU RENOWNED local agricultural entomologist, Dr. Maclean Vaqalo, sheds light on the various factors contributing to the decline in local butterfly populations, jeopardizing a potential million-dollar revenue stream for the Solomon Islands. An entomologist at the Secretariat of…

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Solomon Islands Express Food Insecurity Concerns

Solomon Islands Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union, His Excellency Mr Moses Kouni Moses, expressed grave concerns towards the current challenges faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on Food insecurity. Ambassador Mose…

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Are’are Chiefs Educated on Land Conservation and Management

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THIS years Are’are Arahana leadership forum held at the Hautahe village in East Are‘are, Malaita province served as a roadmap for community leaders and chiefs to understand and tackle the complex traditional land tenure system and natural…

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Aarahau Forest Association Held Workshop Awareness on Climate Change Resilience

CLIMATE impacts almost all aspect of life in the Solomon Islands. Climate change will be a major impediment to the achievement of sustainable development in Solomon Islands, as all economic and social sectors are likely to be adversely affected, and…

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Ahetaha Water Conservation Association (AWCA) Conducted WASH Bottleneck Analysis Training

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Ahetaha Water Conservation successfully completed training on Village and Community WASH Bottleneck Analysis Manual for 12 communities from 26th to 27th December 2022. About 27 participants or representatives from Foulofo, Waima’aka, Kanata, Moosi, Su’u, Manawai, Ahetaha,…

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Communities in Western Province Benefit from Ranger’s Training

BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Solomon Islands Rangers had worked in partnership with WWF-Pacific Solomon Islands staff through the facilitation of a series of training to forty-two participants from ten selected conservation communities under WWFSI Program in Gizo. The training workshop…

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