A National Workshop on the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) and sustainable wildlife management in Solomon Islands was successfully convened by the MECDM through Environment & Conservation Division with its key stakeholders…
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…
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 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…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ONE work of the Ministry of environment conservation division is to mandate wildlife in Solomon Islands. Wildlife includes animals or it can be birds or reptiles that live on land and in the sea where we can…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Conservation Division within the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) will submit a report to the International Trade on Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES) Scientific Committee and management. Deputy…
“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 LIVETT MYRNE COMFORT Ms. LINA Dorovolomo’s passion for learning more about the natural environment since high school, took her to university to study science. After completing a postgrad at the university of south pacific in Fiji, she joined the…
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…