In April 2016, the Cabinet of the Solomon Islands Government endorsed the establishment of the Ocean12 National Steering Committee (comprising the twelve Ministries relevant to ocean management and use) with the mandate to progress Integrated Ocean Governance for the Solomon Islands. The Ocean12 set up a technical working group tasked with implementing the priority aspects of Integrated Ocean Governance including marine spatial planning and the development of an ocean policy.
Report on Marine Bioregion of the Solomon Islands
Draft Marine Bioregions of the Southwest Pacific
This report presents, for the first time, marine bioregions across the Southwest Pacific at a scale, which can be used nationally, as a basis for the systematic identification of an ecologically representative system of marine protected areas.
Technical Brief on Ocean Zones and their Application guidelines for Marine Spatial Planning. Ocean Zones were developed in a workshop by local experts in June 2017. The respective application guidelines were developed based on the defined ocean zones and best scientific knowledge.
Both resources are part of the MSP process commissioned by Ocean12 and supported by the MACBIO project. Ocean12 approved this technical brief in September 2019.
Power-point by Richardson on Marine pollution originating from purse seine and
longline fishing vessel operations in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, 2003-2015
Report on SUMAs in a medium resolution. Demarcating SUMAs is part of Marine Spatial Planning as commissioned by Ocean12 and supported by MACBIO (Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management in Pacific Island Countries) project. Marine experts defined inshore and offshore SUMAs in a workshop in July 2017. The report describes the method and the results.
2018 Status and Trends of Coral reefs in the Pacific. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.
2014 Regional State of the Coral Triangle - Coral Triangle Marine Resources, their status, economies and management report. Produced by the Asian Development Bank and the Coral Triangle Initiative on coral reefs, fisheries and food security.
2014 State of the Coral Triangle - Solomon Islands. Produced by Asian Development Bank and the Coral Triangle Initiative on coral reefs, fisheries and food security.
total emission by the agriculture sector
This document contains an overview of the environmental, social, geographical and economic circumstances of the Solomon Islands; presents a comprehensive national greenhouse gas inventory; addresses the issues of mitigation and vulnerability; and adaptation; and concludes with a summary of public awareness, education and capacity building within the people of the Solomon Islands.
The SNC is presented as part of Solomon Islands‟ obligation to the UNFCCC
The document describes Solomon Island's country-level policies that impact air quality.