Solomon Islands National Plan of Action for Marine Turtles 2023-2027

The formulation of this National Plan of Action (NPOA): Marine Turtles (2023–2027) has been developed by the Solomon Islands Marine Turtle Working Committee (SIMTWC) nominated by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM). The SIMTWC comprised of representatives from the national government, non-government organizations and community-based organizations including marine scientistsThe NPOA envisions the need to protect, manage and sustainably utilize marine turtles in Solomon Islands for the benefit of Solomon Islanders. This further demonstrates the Solomon Islands Government’s commitment to fulfill regional and international obligations under relevant conventions relating to the conservation of marine turtles.