A new report has found that crocodile attacks on people in Solomon Islands has increased significantly over the past decade and will continue to rise if nothing is done to prevent them. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The caretaker Solomon Islands government hopes to shut down Kangava Bay to all activity apart from the clean up and salvage following the oil spill disaster. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Solomon Islands government has slammed the companies at the heart of the Rennell Island oil spill disaster. Click on the link below to read the full article.
In 2017, following growing public concerns about saltwater crocodile attacks on people, the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) and WorldFish conducted a nationwide survey to collect detailed information on the extent and characteristics of human-crocodile conflicts. This report summarizes the main findings of the survey.
New Zealand's government is sending two salvage experts from Maritime New Zealand to help with the Australian-led salvage operation, and they're on their way to the country now. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Environmentalists and villagers are concerned at the lack of urgency to clean up an oil spill in a World Heritage Area in Solomon Islands. Click on the link below to read the full article.
In the Solomon Islands, indigenous leaders and Australian scientists have come together in a quest to protect unique ecosystems while healing old wounds in the process.Click on the link below to read the full article.
...there is a lack of reliable information on the population status of saltwater crocodiles and the extent of human-crocodile conflict in the country. This report summarizes the results of a nationwide survey that aimed to fill these knowledge gaps.
CEPF announces its open calls for proposals, or opportunities for grants covering the East Melanesian Islands - Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the islands region of Papua New Guinea. Click on the link below for further details.
