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…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Solomon Islands Rangers office in partnership with the Ahetaha Water Conservation Association Project Coordinator has strengthened the capacity of local rangers from both Ahetaha Water Conservation and To’okina Tribal Land Conservation in Manawai Harbour, East Are’Are Malaita…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Mai-Maasina conservation group (MMGB) from Malaita Province had recently completed a look and learn trip with Western and Choiseul province conservation associations. The trip was organized to provide an opportunity for various conservation reps allied under MMGB…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ZAIRA, a remote community located on the weathercoast of Vangunu Island at Marovo lagoon in the Western province has been battling to conserve its land. Mai-Maasina Green belt Association vice chairman, Mr. Eddie Huitarau said they have…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE FOIROBO tribe in Baegu-Asifola in Northeast Malaita will be the first conservation group to established a conservation initiative in that particular region. This comes following the successful launching of the new association which was held at…
A workshop that introduced and demonstrated approaches and tools relevant to supporting revitalisation of the Land Purchase Cooperatives (LPCs) in the Solomon Islands was held recently. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Commerce, Immigration, Labour and Industry (MCILI), and…
Three customary landholding groups in Masupa Village in the East ‘Are’are region of Malaita Province received their certificates of land recording completion in a hand-over ceremony today. The certificates were handed over by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey, under the…
IMPROVED certification standards are expected to boost the Solomon Islands’ SBD80 million sawn timber industry and strengthen economic recovery. A recently signed agreement between the Value-Added Timber Association (VATA) in the Solomon Islands and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market…