FOREST and food are indeed crucial to the survival of humanity, as well as the entire forest ecosystem and as custodians we, humans have a responsibility to ensure it is sustainably managed and are not being overexploited. Forestry Permanent Secretary,…
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, 3rd March 2025 – The Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) under Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) handed over ID cards for rangers of Pamahima Tribal Forest Protected Area (PA) through its Project…
THE Pamahima tribal community, the National and Provincial Government, the FAO Integrated Forest Management Project (IFMP), the Ecological Solution Foundation (ESF), and partners celebrated the launching and declaration of the Pamahima Tribal Forest Protected Area (PTFPA) at Arohane Village in…
BY JOY OFASIA THE Media Association Solomon Islands (MASI) conducted a one-day training workshop for local mainstream journalists to enhance their understanding of carbon trading and conservation. The event, held yesterday at the MASI conference room in Honiara, aimed to…
THE Value Added Timber Association (VATA) Enterprises Limited is partnering with Australia to promote sustainable timber production in Solomon Islands. Under the Solomon Islands-Australia partnership, VATA will support smallholder farmers to harvest, mill, and export plantation timber to Australia and…
BY CHRIS ALEX CHIEF Lennard Ngaham of West Russell in Central Islands Province urged the Russell Islands people to prioritize marine conservation. Speaking to local media at Louna Village on Friday, Ngaham stressed the critical need for all communities in…
BY CHRIS ALEX THE environmental challenges faced by the Solomon Islands over the past decades, where natural resources are often at odds with the need for economic development. The country must sustainably balance environmental conservation and development, said New Zealand…
BY CHRIS ALEX IN the lush expanse of Choiseul province near the Kolombangara River, the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project stands as a testament to the power of community-led environmental stewardship. This initiative, covering tribal lands identified as a Key Biodiversity…
A new three-year partnership program was launched by Australian High Commissioner Rod Hilton to support and enhance the Baru Conservation Alliance (BCA) and its tribal model initiatives in the East Kwaio Mountain region of Malaita province in the Solomon Islands.…
DONATION Kelisuia is a 24-year-old from Namoku Village, Avuavu Ward, East Guadalcanal. Donation has eight siblings; he is the fifth born in the family. His village, Namoku, is one of the most remote villages in Guadalcanal. It is a small…
THE Ministry of Forestry and Research has embarked on its 100 days priorities as mandated under the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT) has kicked start with log export monitoring and compliance checks. The Ministry has been critized by…
BY CHRIS ALEX THE Pamahima Landowners Association has received a three-ton truck donation from Hon. Nestor Giro, the Member of Parliament for Central Makira Constituency. The official donation of the vehicle is seen as a major step towards enhancing conservation…
