A team from the GPG Forestry Division will conduct a week-long field monitoring on logging areas in east Guadalcanal next week. The team will be led by the Minister of Forestry and Mines, Hon. Ishmael Kukiti (MPA for Paripao). The…
“Every species of wildlife whether it be birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, or plants have the right to exist in this world, if we fail to protect nature, then nature will inevitably seek to take its revenge. This is the statement…
“Each and every species of wildlife whether it be birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and plants have the right to exist in this world, if we fail to protect nature, then nature will inevitably seek to take its revenge. This is…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE acceleration of commercial logging activities in Makira/Ulawa Province has forced several communities to agree on conserving their lands and forests. The Yato Communities in East Makira propose to protect their tribal lands covering all major areas…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A HEALTHY hundred-foot-tall tree has about 200,000 leaves and at this size, the tree can take 11,000 gallons of water from the soil and released it into the air as oxygen. In an exclusive interview with Former…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU The Yato proposed Protected Area in East Makira is comprised three major land sites situated inland. The proposed conservation project is funded by the Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF). The project aims to preserve nearly 12,000 hectares…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Sirebe Tribal Association is one of the first tribal in the country group granted with Protected Area recognition under the Solomon Islands protected area Act and also the first to received carbon payment. Though they face numerous…
THE Proposed Yato Protected Area in Makira-Ulawa Province will preserve around 12,000 hectares of primary forests and ecosystems that are essential for the preservation of plants and animals unique to the Island. The Yato Protected Area will enable local communities…
BY Jeremy Gwao February 11, 2022 Indigenous people in Solomon Islands —a small island nation located in the Pacific— have played a special role as guardians of forests and protected ecosystems, even in the face of harmful activities. Covid-19, however,…
BY Aatreyee Dhar, Cece Siago, and Jeremy Gwao February 11, 2022 WHEN the pandemic struck India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, a parallel move to implement a massive hydroelectric dam was underway, right in the middle of the state’s pristine natural…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MEMBERS of Siporae Protected Area under the Babatana Rainforest conservation project recently conduct a pre harvesting inventory for carbon calculation. Trees in 26 plots out of a total hectors of 647 within the eligible area of Siporae…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project consists of six tribal lands called Sirebe, Siporae, Vuri, Padezaka, Garasa, and Lukulombere. Out of the six tribal lands, there are three tribal lands Sirebe, Siporae, and Padezaka that have already been registered…