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E-Waste (or end of life electrical products), when discarded / disposed outside, pose environmental and health risks. There are easy ways available for safe storage, and end of life product management and recovery. We also recommend choosing quality electrical items to reduce the e-waste generation (as products last longer and are repairable) and choosing environmental sound management of items once it reached its end of life. Watch this short animation to learn more.

Reduce the risk of crocodile attack on people, while ensuring the long-term conservation and management of the species based on science, culture, and traditional knowledge for sustainable utilisation

Reduce the risk of crocodile attack on people, while ensuring the long-term conservation and management of the species based on science, culture, and traditional knowledge for sustainable utilisation

The Solomon Islands National Plan of Action for Marine Turtles 2023 - 2027 was formally launched on 17 July 2024. The NPOA will support the maintenance of healthy populations of marine turtles that nest and forage in Solomon Islands, for the benefit of Solomon Islanders. All species of marine turtles are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.

It is through ministerial leadership with relevant stakeholders and partners’ collaboration that produces and finalizes the Solomon Islands National Plan of Action for Marine Turtles (NPOA) 2023-2027. This has gone through important strategic consultative process, which embraces strong collaborations with both the international and regional partners in response to national calls for sustainable management of marine turtles in Solomon Islands and the Pacific region. The 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.

In July 2022, a Ni-Vanuatu team of scientists from Eco Lifelihood Development Association, Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation DEPC, Department of Forests-Vanuatu, The University of the South Pacific & Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme - SPREP with communications support from Savvy Vanuatu went to west Malekula to conduct a Biological Rapid Assessment (BIORAP) on the plant and animal species found in the area.

In this video, Frazer Alo, Malampa Environment Extension Officer, and Thomas Doro, the Acting Herbarium Curator at the Department of Forestry, explain the process of surveying plants in the field and why this is important.

To improve understanding of the impact of communities on their natural ecosystems, land use surveys conducted in the three Key Biodiveristy Areas (KBA) of West Malekula: Wiawi, Bamboo Bay and Tisiri Lagoon.

Ornithologist Andrew Morris joined the Biological Rapid Assessment (BIORAP) team to Malekula to lead the bird study in Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in July 2022. Bird species were identified by listening to bird calls, audio recordings, visual sighting, and photographs taken with special bird cameras. In the KBAs, the key bird species found include the Vanuatu Kingfisher, Vanuatu Streak Fantail, and Vanuatu White Eye.

This toolkit aims to provide teachers across the Pacific with resources and activities that will allow them to increase awareness of the issues surrounding waste generation and disposal, as well as enabling students to plan and implement strategies appropriate to their schools, homes, and communities to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.