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The lure of income from logging is strong in Solomon Islands, and many communities have succumbed, ceding their forest rights to commercial enterprises. This has led to widespread destruction of the natural forests in Western and Choiseul Provinces. This destruction of forests, combined with an increase of climate change impacts has resulted in communities experiencing droughts, landslides, a deterioration of their water supply, and soil erosion. In an effort to provide communities with pro-forest alternative livelihoods to unsustainable logging, The Natural Resources Development Foundation (NRDF) has developed a suite of activities that are leading to improved forest management and increased household income. Among others, NRDF is promoting beekeeping and as a complementary activity, women’s savings clubs. These activities positively reinforce each other and communities have seen incomes rise considerably while the forests have remained intact. The paper will discuss the mechanics of NRDF’s interventions as well as present data on their impact on households in Solomon Islands.
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Bosma, W., Suti, S., Deeks, P. (2017). Beekeeping as Pro-forest Income Diversification in Solomon Islands. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50094-2_23
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