A WorldFish survey on the impacts of logging on food security, fisheries and well-being in Malaita indicated, very little has been done or nothing has been done so far to prevent the sexual exploitation of Solomon Islanders by foreign logging workers.
The Honiara City Council Environmental and Health division will enforce its litter ordinance within the next three weeks. As part of the enforcement exercise, HCC will collaborate with Youth at work, and Friends of the City to carry out litter awareness this week in various parts of Honiara.
“I started with only four fish and now, I have around a thousand.” Situated just outside the Western Provincial capital Gizo is a tilapia farm, owned by Jimmy Sigepitu from Ranogga island. Mr Sigepitu 71, started the farm in 2007. “I am a builder by profession and had the idea soon after i retired.
Barana Community in North-West Guadalcanal today marked the annual ‘World Environment day’. This is the first time the event is held outside the capital city with rural people, also marking the progress of the proposed ‘Barana nature park to be completed next year.
Preparations are underway for the opening of a new ‘nature park’ at Barana Village in Northwest Guadalcanal next year. The new park will be funded by the ‘Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme’ in collaboration with landowning tribes of Barana.
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela says Solomon Islands is ready to introduce a ban against plastics. Prime Minister Houenipwela met with His Royal Highness, Prince Charles on his recent trip to London where the two spoke about the Commonwealth Blue Charter, the Queen’s Canopy project and the…
Wendy Melenamu The Kolombangara Forestry Products Limited prides itself on providing equal employment for both men and women. Meet some of the women working there now. Wendy Melenamu is KFPL’s Research officer.
People living around White River area have expressed the immediate need to address waste disposal in the area, with community leaders saying their health is at risk. SIBC visited the Tikopia settlement and saw the state of the environment in the area.
Communities in Yandina township in the Russell Islands are concerned about the risk of a fuel spill from an abandoned ship berthed at the main Yandina wharf.
A new species of rat – believed to be four times larger than a regular rat – has been discovered on Vangunu Island in the Western Province. The creature, named Uromys vika, is almost 0.5m in length, lives in the the trees and, incredibly, cracks coconuts with its teeth.
It is an issue many Solomon Islanders ignore. But just a 90-minute boat ride from the capital, climate change is destroying land and the livelihoods of many islanders. Sea level rises have become a major concern for Russell Islanders, with huge chunks of coastline in the area now washed away.
It has invaded Honiara and much of Guadalcanal – and now it has reached Savo Island. During a tour of the volcanic island last week, the SIBC team spotted the damage caused by the Rhinnoceros Beetle, which has ravaged the trees of Guadalcanal, on at least two coconut trees on Savo.
The Arnavon Community Marine Park in Isabel province has been declared a protected area. The Ministry of Environment’s Conservation Division made the official declaration today.
Critical issues about the Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report of the Tina Hydro project was recently highlighted by the officials of the Environment division and representatives of non-government organisations in the country.
People of North East Guadalcanal are gravely concerned, logging activities in their area have caused unparalleled distraction on their land and crops. Food security is now a major issue. A James Viriala from North East Guadalcanal reports.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Milner Tozaka has called on the world’s major emitters to significantly reduce their emissions and avail dedicated financial and technical support to address the needs of climate change displaced people.
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare has called on developed countries to scale up their emission reduction targets. Prime Minister Sogavare made the statement when he took the podium at the 71st United Nations General Assembly to deliver Solomon Islands National Address. Mr.
The three days consultation workshop on the development of Solomon Islands National Drought Policy begins today. The workshop aims to establish an effective National Policy.
Prime Minister Hon Manasseh Sogavare has arrived in Honolulu Hawaii ahead of the World Conservation Congress. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) congress begins today.
Weather experts around the region are meeting in Honiara, to discuss further improvement of forecasting and providing early warnings on severe weather such as heavy rainfall, strong winds and high waves associated with tropical cyclones and other weather events.
