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The impact of sewage and domestic waste water pollution at Honiara Coastal Shores - Solomon Islands

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Introduced plants to Solomon Islands forests.

Burnt area of the forest. Management is needed to ensure sustainable forestry practices.

Sponsorship information : SPREP (SPC - Noumea, New Caledonia)

Slide Conclusion containing credits : Photography by - National Museum of Solomon Islands with funding from WWF/IUCN; Script by John Schenk; English Narration by Augustine Meti; Technical Assistance from the South Pacific Commission Regional Media Centre, Suva Fiji.

Burnt vegetation. Fires burn and destroy young trees that can grow back to forest again to make good soil for gardens.

A typical village in Solomon Islands. The forest in the Solomon Islands helps the village community with many things.

Solomon Islanders in a typical island village. Forests are important to our island people because they provide us with the important resources we need.