Category: Conservation
SOLOMON ISLANDERS DUTY BOUND FOR FOLLOWING GENERATIONS
US Ambassador Walter North. Photo credit: portmoresby.usembassy.gov Solomon Islanders have a duty to the generations that follow. These are the words of the United States ... Read More
LOGGING ACTIVITIES AT MARAU SOUND RAISED CONCERNS
Logging in the Solomon Islands. Photo credit: SIBC. Current logging activities on Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal has prompted concern for marine conservation areas there. A ... Read More
LOGGING & MINING ACTIVITIES THREATENS WORLD HERITAGE TENGANO
A water table near the Lake Tengano has been cleared by logging activity. Photo credit: SIBC. The Lake Tengano World Heritage Site Association is calling ... Read More
TUBI REMAINS PROHIBITED SPECIES UNDER FORESTRY LAW
Tubi timber. Photo:http://mtctimbers.com/ Tubi is a prohibited species under the Forest Resources and Timber Utilization (protected species) Regulations 2012. A media statement sanctioned by the ... Read More
GOV’T TO LIFT BECHE-DE-MER BAN: GOV’T INSIDER
An example of the beche-de-mer. Photo credit: Solomon Times. Solomon Islands Cabinet has already agreed to lift the beche-de-mer harvest ban during discussions in July ... Read More
EAST RENNELL ENDANGERED BUT NOT DE-LISTED: TAUIKA
Lake Tengano in East Rennell. Photo credit: Banaban Voice. The East Rennell World Heritage Management Committee has described as "false" claims that East Rennell was ... Read More
ZIONA MARINE CONSERVATION AREA RECOGNISED
A map of the Ziona area. Photo credit: TNC. Zinoa Marine Conservation Area in Choiseul Province has gained international recognition from an international panel of ... Read More