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…
Solomon Islands sawn timber exporters demonstrated their strong commitment towards industry sustainability at the Solomon Islands Sawn Timber Knowledge Forum on Wednesday 13 August 2025 in Honiara. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and the Solomon Islands Timber Processors and…
BY DESMOND RAHE Eddie Haikau Huitarau, Programme Manager of the Solomon Islands Rangers, says passing on conservation knowledge to the younger generation is a key priority for their work. Speaking during the World Rangers Day celebration held at Holy Cross…
BY DESMOND RAHE Local Conservationist Edgar Pollard stressed the value of Solomon Islands rangers and urged them to be agents of change rather than just protectors during the 2025 World Rangers Day celebration in Honiara. World Rangers Day is celebrated…
BY DESMOND RAHE Eddie Haikau Huitarau, Programme Manager for the Solomon Islands Rangers Association, recently outlined the role and importance of rangers in the country at a World Rangers Day event in July 2025. The Solomon Islands Rangers Association (SIRA)…
BY JOY OFASIA The Solomon Islands Rangers Association today celebrated the World Rangers Day 2025 at the Holy Cross Hall in Honiara. With this year’s global theme, “Rangers Powering Transformative Conservation,” the event paid tribute to the crucial role rangers’…