The recent Barana Community Reforestation Training successfully equipped community members, park rangers, and youth with essential knowledge and skills to execute sustainable reforestation initiatives.
The training, hosted at the Barana Community Nature Heritage Park in Mount Austin, Guadalcanal Province, was organised by the Pacific Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change (PEBACC+) project implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and funded by the Kiwa Initiative and the French Facility for Global Environment. The training was carried out in partnership with the Solomon Islands Ministry of Forestry and Research. A total of 40 participants, including men, women, and youth from the Barana community, as well as six technical officers from the Ministry, attended the training.
Ms. Melwyn Narasia, a leader in the Barana Community Nature and Heritage Park management committee, reflected on the value of the training, “Reforestation training was interesting as it aids us in understanding reforestation activities from obtaining wildings/seedlings to planting out seedlings, nurseries in the selected sites.”
