The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and NRDF has announced the completion of Climate Project in Solomon Islands that has promoted environmental and community resilience in the Western and Choiseul Provinces of Solomon Islands.
Through the project, USAID and NRDF trained and assisted eight Solomon Islands communities in sustainable forest management practices to ensure that the forest does not lose its productivity and environmental benefits for the people. The proposals if approved by the national government will be among the first terrestrial protected areas in the country.
According to U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, Catherine Ebert-Gray, “The U.S. government is proud to work with Solomon Islands communities to sustainably manage their threatened forest resources and, more importantly, to protect those most vulnerable who depend on these natural assets as they face their increasingly unpredictable future.”
In February 2015, USAID, through its Pacific-American Climate Fund, collaborated with the Natural Resource Development Foundation (NRDF) to assist villages to sustainably manage their forests and reduce their vulnerability to floods, droughts and other extreme weather events.
In the Pacific Islands, USAID works with national governments, the private sector, academe, and nongovernment organizations to advance sustainable and resilient development. USAID assistance in the Pacific Island region covers 12 nations: Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, and Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.