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(September 02, 2026) PC1: Women community members at Gumu Community who assisted in setting up the nursery. In August (10th -17th) 2026, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Solomon Islands BioScapes team successfully established plant nurseries in four partner communities: Toa, Gumu, Soka, and Haleta in the Ngella Islands, Central Province. This activity marks the beginning of the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) interventions under the BioScape Project for the team in the country. Earlier this ye...

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(August 28, 2026) PC: Consultations in Tige with community members from Niniveh, Bopo, Halisi, and Zaira. Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands – Friday, 28 August 2026. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has completed consultations on the draft Kavachi Seascape National Park Management Plan in Western Province. Consultations were conducted from 2 to 13 August 2026 with the Western Provincial Government in Gizo and at four consultation sites in Marovo Lagoon: Bili, Batuna, Tiqe, and Seg...

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(August 13, 2026)   FR: Left -Right, CFO-mgt Fisheries/Provincial Mr. Malasy Malakia, Hon. Premier Stanley Tehiahua, Bezos Earth Fund Project Manager Mr. Barnabas Koroa of WCS and the rest of Temotu provincial executive posing for a group photo after the official signing. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Temotu Provincial Government (TPG) have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and marine conservation initiativ...

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(July 20, 2026) PC1: Participants posing with their certificates after the training.   Lata, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands – Community leaders across Temotu Province are better equipped to lead with transparency, accountability, and financial confidence following a week-long Training of Trainers (ToT) on Good Governance and Financial Literacy delivered by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in partnership with the Temotu Provincial Council of Women (TPCW). Held from 22–26 June 2...

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(July 07, 2026) Signing the MoU between MUPG and WCS Friday 3 July 2026,  marked a significant landmark partnership for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), together with the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR)  in strengthening ocean governance in Solomon Islands through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between WCS and the Makira-Ulawa Provincial Government. Th...

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(June 22, 2026) The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), in partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), commemorated the Coral Triangle Day 09 June 2026 in Niu Uvu, Central province, Solomon Islands as part of an ongoing community learning initiative with an event focused on coral replanting. Participants gathering in Niu Uvu Community, Central Province for the coral replanting program. ...

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(April 24, 2026) The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) in partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has successfully led and convened a National Action Plan (NAP) for Coral Reefs Management and Conservation Provincial Validation Workshop in Auki, Malaita Province. The event brought together representatives from the Malaita Provincial Government, community leaders, and key provincial stakehol...

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(December 07, 2025) Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as the Solomon Islands National Technical Facilitator (NTF) for the Coral Reef Rescue (CRR) project has successfully extended its reach to Temotu Province through collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greenergy Pacific, Ms. Sharon Inone. Temotu Provincial Government Consultation. Credit @ WCS_SI, CRR, 2025. The insightful visit has allowed WCS to build new connection with the Temotu Provincial Government (TPG), commu...

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(November 24, 2025) WIF workshop participants from the Munda LMMA. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently completed a two-day Women in Fisheries workshop with women from Kindu and Nusa Roviana communities of the Munda Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA). The workshop facilitated by WCS Solomon Islands’ Sabrina Pania (Project Coordinator) and Dr Joelle Albert (Marine Technical Advisor), focused on empowering women to better manage the marine resources they harvest. Dr. Albert confirmed that the w...

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(May 11, 2025) The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), and key stakeholders including the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) successfully convened the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) National Coordinating Committee (NCC) meeting for the first-time in April, 2025. A significant outcome of the meeting was the confirmation and establishment of the Coral Reef Rescue (CRR) National Hub for cor...

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