This national ocean policy aims to protect and increase the value of resources of ocean and also the inherent value of the marine ecosystems and species upon which that wealth relies on.Policy|Available onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 30 p
Solomon Islands marine ecosystems are worth at least SI$2.6 billion per year comparable to the countrys total export value. We are strongly committed to sustaining these values to build an equitable and prosperous blue economy.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]ISBN/ISSN: 987-82-7701-176-9Physical Description: 80 p
Environment related legislation reviewAvailable onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 20 p. ; 29 cm
BIOPAMA inception meeting. June, 2018Available online|Powerpoint presentationCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 10 p
The report was commissioned at the end of May 2008 with delivery of the final product by end June 2008. As such, it has been
researched and written over a very compressed timeline. Considerable shortcomings and inconsistencies in data
needed to be tackled in this period, and so a rapid desk assessment approach was used with limited opportunity for peer review and feedback.Available online|1 copyCall Number: 333.72 PAC ,[EL]Physical Description: 97 p.
A healthy environment is paramount to the well being and security of Solomon Islanders and with approximately 85 percent of the population relying on a subsistence lifestyle, sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity is critical. Loss of biodiversity and environmental services can lead to hunger, poverty, disease and conflict and is a threat to the internal security of Solomon Islands.
In 1981, the Isabel provincial government first recognized the importance of the Arnavon Islands as a nesting ground for Hawksbill turtles, and designated the islands as a Wildlife
Sanctuary. At that time, however, the government did not adequately recognize the local communities' rights and the project failed. In 1989, the South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme (SPREP) collaborated with the Solomon Islands government and the Ministry of Natural Resources (now the Ministry of Forestry, Environment and Conservation or MFEC) to
The sites at Sandfly in Gela, Central Province were established over a three year period (three sites in 2004, two sites in 2005 and one site in 2007) after a series of workshops on good governance and marine resource awareness raising under the coral gardens project which was implemented by SIDT, ECANSI and Fisheries Division of the Solomon Islands government with funding from SPREP through FSPI. The sites are all community owned although two of them are owned and operated by resort owners who are indigenous residents of Gela
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Despite the large number of islands within its Exclusive Economic Zone, Solomon Islands has a relatively limited amount of coral reef to support inshore marine fisheries. The nation's population is growing rapidly and continues to depend heavily on inshore marine resources, particularly finfish, for subsistence. In the past decade, there have been substantial exports of bêche-de-mer
