VETERINARIANS Dr Dan Edson and Dr Yushara Wijerathna, from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (DAFF), have delivered technical para-veterinary training to Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) animal health officers Funded under Australia’s AUD 622…
PRIME Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele MP had an engaging and informed meeting with Ocean conservation advocator, the Prince of Monaco, Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi) and National Geography Pristine Seas expedition specialists onboard research vessel ‘ARGO’. Prime Minister…
THE Prime Minister, the Honourable Jeremiah Manele, MP, has commended scientists and government employees who participated in the National Geographic Pristine Seas-led expedition. The expedition resulted in the discovery of the world’s largest coral at the Three Sisters Islands in…
VISIBLE from space, the mega coral is three times larger than the previous record-breaker, is believed to be about 300 years old, storing a record of ocean conditions from past centuries A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel…
BY CHRIS ALEX IN the lush expanse of Choiseul province near the Kolombangara River, the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project stands as a testament to the power of community-led environmental stewardship. This initiative, covering tribal lands identified as a Key Biodiversity…
LAST week, the Inshore Fisheries Team from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources visited Visunauru, East Guadalcanal, to brief the local community on the outcomes of a recent exchange program with the Tetepare Conservation site in the Western Province.…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Worldwide Fund for Nature Solomon Islands in partnership with Australian Government are collaborating with 18 communities to focus on marine resources, a crucial source of livelihood and income in the Solomon Islands. Worldwide Fund for Nature…
THE KIRA Forest Biodiversity Conservation Foundation in East ‘Are‘Are has become the first conservation group in Malaita Province to be declared as Protected Area, PA, under the Protected Areas Act 2010. A historical and moving ceremony was conducted at KIRA…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A married couple in the Solomon Islands has previously taken up a bold step to set up a ‘Conservation Association’ that will help survive, fight and protect the tribal rainforest in the heart of the central highlands…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A forest monitoring survey based on technical assessments was recently carried out by local rangers of the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project in South Choiseul. The survey work was carried out earlier this year by local rangers from…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU AHETAHA Water Conservation Association in East Are’are, Malaita Province making every effort count as they recently undergo a two days’ workshop on how to manage their protected natural resources. The workshop was organized and facilitated by the…
Solo, a 167-centimetre-long leatherback turtle named after the Sol2023 Pacific Games Official Mascot, is still within Haevo waters, in Isabel province. Since being fitted with a satellite tag whilst nesting in November last year (2023), Solo has since nested four…
