BY JOHN HOUANIHAU FOIROBO Tribal Biodiversity Conservation Association in North East Malaita, Malaita province has recently welcomed and celebrated a milestone project aimed to protect their forest as a solution to the effects of Climate Change. In a ceremony to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AHETAHA Water Conservation Association in East Are’are, Malaita province has recently welcomed and celebrated a milestone project aimed to improve the livelihood of their community. In a ceremony to mark the handing over of a small grant…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE greatest challenge faced by the Zoko tribal landowners in South Choiseul, Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands today is the increasing rate of environmental damage and forest encroachment on their land due to commercial logging. In…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ON the 11th of May 2022 a survey team was dispatched to the Ahetaha Conservation area at East Are’ Are in Malaita Province. Project Coordinator and Solomon Islands Ranger Association General Secretary Edward Huitarau told the Environment…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Ahetaha Communities in East Are ‘are Malaita Province will host a handing-over ceremony on 29 July at Ahetaha Water Conservation in Manawai Harbour. The day was earmarked by these villagers to mark and commemorate the milestone…
A rapid biodiversity assessment conducted for the Ahetaha water conservation association (AWCA) in Malaita Includes New Species records. The Ahetaha Water Conservation Association (AWCA) is an area cushioned into the Manawai harbor at East Are ‘Are in Malaita Province. The…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA PEOPLE of Northeast Small-Ngella along Belagha Community’s coastal area have agreed to preserve their coastal ‘reefs’. The purpose of the marine conservation and management of ecosystem program said to be managed for five years is to allow…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Ministry of Environment through its conservation division have been supporting communities and groups undertaking conservation initiatives over the years to date. This was confirmed by the Deputy Director of conservation within the Ministry of Environment and…
THE Environment and Conservation Division in the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology carried out routine compliance checks on the various sporting facilities currently under development for the 2023 South Pacific Games. This is part of the…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands Ministry of Environment and Conservation Division, Deputy Director, Joseph Hurutarau has called for the preservation and conservation of the country’s most precious natural resources – plants, water and others to protect the environment. Joseph Hurutarau…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A new spider species was discovered at the Ahetaha Water Conservation Association area in East Are’Are, Malaita Province. The spider species called Rolled-up leaf spider and scientifically known as Poltys Mouhoti was found at the Ahetaha Water…
PEOPLE from the Vuri clan of Babatana Ward in South Choiseul have celebrated the declaration of their Forest Conservation Area under the Protected Areas law last month. The Vuri Forest Conservation Area (VFCA) – a forest of 574 hectares in…
