The Nation’s first Coral Triangle Initiative Women’s Leadership Award winner Moira Dasipio says Solomon Islands Communities need to work together to create larger marine conservation areas.
A United Nations assessment team has recommended close monitoring and immediate action for a controlled lowering of water levels of the gold mine tailings dam in the Solomon Islands following the recent flash floods.
The National Referral Hospital has this week recorded more than 50 new cases of diarrhea. Confirming this to the local media, National Referral Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr George Manimu says statistics show an increasing trend for Honiara alone. “Just diarrhea alone, watery diarrhea.
A Tandai Landowner on West Guadalcanal is urging the Ministry responsible for Environment to launch an investigation into logging activities upstream Matanikau River. Moses Ofa makes this call as logging activities upstream may contribute to the extreme flooding last week.
Solomon Islands needs more technical experts to review and monitor it’s Environment Acts to achieve sustainable development. Senior Environment Officer Edward Danitofea says, it is important for the government to improve its capacity to fulfill it’s policies on sustainable development.
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology continues in capacity and capability building to provide adequate and improved services and livelihoods to Solomon Islanders.
Guadalcanal remains the only province infested with the Giant African Snail after Agriculture Quarantine authorities confirmed its presence in 2007. The giant African snail population in Honiara and parts of Guadalcanal is reportedly increasing at a rapid pace and out of control.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, MECDM through the Environment and Conservation Division and partners are implementing a national project to clean and rehabilitate the Mataniko River.
Solomon Islands is lagging behind its Pacific neighbors in sanitation and hygiene and needs to be sped up as quickly as possible, says the National Director of Environmental Health Tom Nanau.
Embassy of Japan has signed a Grant Contract of more than 4 -hundred thousand dollars with Solomon Environment Beautification in Honiara today. The Grant funding comprises a three ton dump truck, a set of solar power generating system and a rain water tank.
Fishermen from Mbita’ama in North Malaita have raised concern over floating debris found in their seas, saying it is threatening their seashores and fishing activities.
Embassy of Japan will have a Grant Contract Signing Ceremony with Solomon Environment Beautification on Thursday. A statement today said the grant aid signing is for Honiara beautification project which is worth more than 4-hundred thousand dollars.
