The Kira Forest Biodiversity Conservation Area, KFBCA, in East Are Are has become the first conservation area in Malaita Province to be declared as a Protected Area (PA) under the Protected Areas Act 2010.
Vanuatu’s biggest lake on Gaua Island in TORBA Province, Lake Letes, has been formally registered by the Government of Vanuatu as a Community Conservation Area.
The Uafato area on Upolu Island is of cultural and archaeological significance to Samoa and should become a permanent conservation area, according to local conservationists. That is the view of the Samoa Conservation Society President James Atherton, which was captured in a management plan o
Vuri Clan Forest Conservation Area Management Plan - Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands
This Management Plan was prepared by the representatives of the Vuri Clan of Sikipozo Tribe in partnership with the Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF), Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands (ESSI), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-SI), the Ministry of Forestry and Research (National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens Division) (MoFR-NHBG) and the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM).
Vuri Forest Conservation Area in Babatana Ward, South Choiseul Province has become the 5th Legal Protected Area in Solomon Islands after receiving its certificate of registration on Wednesday...Vuri is one of the six tribal groups working under the Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project (BRCP).
Padezaka Tribal Rainforest Conservation Area Management Plan - Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands
This Management Plan was prepared by the representatives of the Padezaka Tribe in partnership with the Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF), Integrated Forest Management Program (IFMP) and Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands (ESSI) in Choiseul. Members of the Padezaka tribe for their cooperation and patience through the process. The Padezaka Protected Area Management Committee acknowledged that the Padezaka Tribal Rain Forest Conservation Area is in the customary land of Padezaka tribe.
Illegal logging activities have occurred at Batbang in Southwest Malekula, Matevulu College land, Aore Academy land and VATHE Conservation Area in Santo from 2017 to 2019, due to negligence of the responsible departments.
Government Officials from the Environment and Conservation Division has successfully completed a protected areas verification process at the Barekasi Protected Forest Area in North Vella Lavella, Western Province on 30 April.
The Federal Government is to make an additional $100-million available to manage ocean habitats and coastal environments and, it says, contribute to the fight against climate change.
Humans have always had a co-existing relationship with Mother Nature yet it is staggering how much we take from her yet give so little to sustain it.