Solomon Islands

Oceania · Melanesia

2 projects · 2 organizations

Solomon Islands Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (SILMMA)

Oceans & Coasts

Across the Solomon Islands, villages set their own no-fishing zones and reef rules through a nationwide network of locally managed marine areas.

79sitesLocally managed marine areas in the national network

956km2Ocean area under community-based protection

Tetepare Descendants' Association

Land & Rights

Tetepare Descendants' Association is an indigenous landowner group protecting the largest uninhabited, unlogged island in the South Pacific.

120km2Intact lowland rainforest protected on Tetepare Island

13km of coastlineNo-take marine protected area along Tetepare's coast