The Ohe’Ohe Conservation Foundation (OCF), in partnership with the Solomon Islands Rangers, recently held a three-day workshop aimed at raising awareness about Managing Land and Natural Resources, to enhance tribal members and the community’s grasp of sustainable resource management. The…
The Nasi Land Resources Conservation Foundation (NLRCF), in collaboration with Solomon Islands Rangers, recently conducted a successful Rangers Training program that covered the Rapid Biological Baseline Survey, hands-on GPS training, Effective CBO Board practices, Good Leadership and Governance at the…
BY JOY OFASIA The newly elected Chairman of Mai-Maasina Green Belt (MMGB)Edward Haikau Huitarau has called on communities across the region to stand together and work toward a stronger, fairer future. Speaking at the organization’s Triannual General Meeting held at…
BY EDDIE H HUITARAU The Mai-Maasina Green Belt (MMGB) has elected a new executive team during its Triannual General Meeting held at Ahetaha Conservation Village in Manawai Harbour, East Are’Are. The meeting brought together 26 active conservation members and a…
Honiara, Solomon Islands (November 4, 2025) – To promote environmental stewardship among young Solomon Islanders, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) collaborated with the Pristine Seas team to host the Expedition Education Program on Monday, 3 November…
Ensuring Resilient Ecosystem and Representative Protected Areas (EREPA) within the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology had concluded a three days consultation workshop on the Development of the National Protected Areas Network (PAN) Roadmap for Solomon Islands…
As part of the closing ceremony of the Melanesian Brotherhood Centenary celebrations on Saturday, 25th October, a total of one hundred trees were planted at Tabalia — a symbolic act that carries deep spiritual and ecological meaning. The tree planting…
Japan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Keiichi Hagiuchi has shown appreciation of the Botanical Garden underpinning its central role to conservation as a benchmark that Solomon Islands should be proud of. His Excellency Keiichi Hagiuchi uttered these sentiments whilst…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA – ISLES MEDIA FREELANCER Communities in West Kwaio, Malaita Province, have raised serious concerns over the pollution of rivers and streams caused by logging activities carried out by a foreign Asian company in recent years. Residents say…
The Sustainable Forest Resource Management (SFRM) model that was piloted under collaboration between the Ministry of Forestry and Research together with JICA under the auspices of Sustainable Forest Resource Management Project is extending its reach to Jignale community in Isabel…
A signing event on 3 October marked the next phase of Solomon Islands’ sustainable forestry industry, celebrating New Forests’ agreement to acquire a majority stake in Kolombangara Forest Products Ltd (KFPL). New Forests is an Australian-headquartered company that is an…
HONIARA, Solomon Islands – 20 August 2025 – The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its partner the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has commenced…
