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 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

The Forest and land use composition of the Solomon Islands study in 2016, shows 7.77% of the total land area was ‘cropland’. Cropland itself comprises 2176 square kilometres. In 2016 the dominant crop type was mixed subsistence agriculture followed by coconut, mixed crops (including coconut overstory) and palm oil Cocoa and ‘other’ agriculture make up the remaining area under cultivation.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

An overview on the number of livestock counted during the 2009 Census.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

In 2009, from those households that were involved in growing crops, most grew vegetables and food crops (71%), followed by betel nut (44%), coconut/copra (32%), cocoa (26%), flowers (14%), timber (10%), tobacco (9%), and other crops (7%)

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

Records of the export of 2 minerals over the period 2015 – 2018; gold and bauxite.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

Dataset pertaining to a record of annual tree cover loss in the Solomon Islands from 2001 - 2017. The independent Global Forest Watch reported a total loss of tree cover (>30% crown cover) in the Solomon Islands of 144,000 ha between 2001-2017. The country lost 144kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 5.2% decrease since 2000, and 16.7Mt of CO₂ emissions.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

Dataset related to the population trend from 1931-2009. It can be seen that the population of the Solomon Islands has continuously increased and it is now more than five times the size it was in 1931.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

Statistical records relating to the monetary measures of Solomon Islands total economic activities from the year 2007 - 2014 . The table shows that approximately 43% of GDP was derived a) agriculture forestry and fisheries and b) industry (including mining, water etc). Although the contribution of these sectors has decreased slightly since 2007 (43%), this shows the continuing importance of natural resources / ecosystem services in economic development. There is also potential future development in these sectors, for example in the field of offshore mining.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

This dataset contains Solid Waste Audit - a composition of data from households and commercial activities expressed in number of items, weight or volume. It also reports the results of interviews done when solid waste samples were collected to gather metadata about household occupants social and behavioural metadata, including the fate of solid waste not collected through the official waste management service.

 Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

Water temperatures collected between 2010 and 2015

Marine waste incidences per country reported by observers

This represents sub-sectors within the Cropland category (which is 7.77 of total land)

The respective question asked in the 2009 census was “Does this household have any livestock?”, and answer boxes were provided for the number of cows, pigs, goats, horses, and poultry.

Global Forest Watch data. Tree cover loss is not the same as deforestation. Tree cover loss means the removal of tree canopy due to human and natural causes, and includes trees in plantations as well as natural forests.

the rate of population growth from 1931 - 2009