A Royal Concern for Climate Change
BY TAVAKE SIMON HANA’AROA WITH the recent launch of the New Oceans Policy on Monday, Prince Charles took to the podium in applauding the national government for their good work by creating a policy that would safeguard the marine ecosystem and the surrounding environment. The concerned Prince shared his emotions through his speech about how the environment is being threatened by global warming and climate change. “I am so in…
Biodiversity the Bedrock for Economic Growth: Prince Charles
BY TAVAKE SIMON HANA’AROA FOLLOWING his short visit to the national parliament on Monday, the Prince of Wales made a remarkable speech before the house on environment and biodiversity. He said the Solomon Islands are blessed with astonishingly high levels…
Trip to Barana Community Nature Park
THE Arnavons Community Marne Park (ACMP) Management Committee had its final board meeting for this year in Honiara. On Friday 23rd November, the board consists of eight community representatives, The Nature Conservancy Country Director (Willie Atu) and ACMP Coordinator had…
Community Clean-up Campaign Day for Jericho 2
BY HENRY KANIKI ONE the major issues faced by the community outside urban area is littering of wastes. This is true for residents that live in settlements communities. And with no proper waste management plans in place the community has…
Delimiting Survey and Honiara CRB Clean-up campaign
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Biosecurity Emergency Coordination Centre (BECC) has been coordinating the response to the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) outbreak in the country since November 2018. CRB is a significant threat to Coconut and other palms. Symptoms…