The Solomon Island corals appear to be responding to heat stress as water temperatures have been recorded as high as 30 degrees Celsius.
Category: Solomon Islands
Upside down deaths
Flying foxes death investigated in the Solomon Islands.
Concern over Gizo white-Eye bird
Logging activities cause a threat to the habitat of Gizo white-eye bird.
Use of coconut baskets at Gizo market
Gizo community prefer coconut baskets to discourage the single-use of plastic.
Tackle climate change via social media
UK PhD student creates online environmental discussion group to gather science based evidence to tackle climate change in Solomon Islands.
New sighting of endemic bird signals need to stop logging in the Solomons
The finding hopes to provide information that local communities can use to bolster efforts to conserve land for future generations.
Mining makes off with last soil on Rennell
The last pockets of bauxite-rich soil in Rennell in the Solomons are being dug up and shipped out, leaving residents with little land for agriculture
Solomon Islands private sector strengthens engagement in climate change resilience
A national mapping project has provided businesses in the Solomon Islands with increased understanding of climate and resilience financing. The project is seeking to strengthen private sector’s engagement and to promote public-private partnerships in this crucial area of financing. The mapping project was a joint undertaking by the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
Exchange of maritime boundaries data to boost fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance in region
A milestone has been reached by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) following the successful completion of an agreement between the two organisations for the exchange of maritime boundaries data. This milestone also represents the achievement of a key outcome under the Pacific-European Union Marine Partnership (PEUMP) programme to […]
FFA convenes talks on Impacts of Climate Change on Tuna
THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has hosted a one-day online discussion today, on the impacts of Climate Change on Offshore Fisheries. The meeting is part of the Secretariat’s work programme emanating from Forum Fisheries Ministers. At their meeting held in Pohnpei, FSM in June 2019, Ministers agreed that this work would include: (i) […]