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Protect Rainforest in the Pacific

A holistic, community-driven project to protect 60,000 hectares of pristine rainforest in the Pacific region with an imminent risk of logging, a high density of endemic species, and indigenous guardians who have stewarded the forest for generations.
Location
Solomon Islands
Project Type
Green Conservation
Project Lead
Edgar Pollard
Date
21st March 2023

Toro

Malaita, in the Solomon Islands, is an enchanting blend of lush rainforests, clear rivers, and serene coastal waters. A paradise with traditional villages where life moves to the rhythm of age-old customs and vibrant panpipe music.

Toro is the deep green center of Malaita, a place with deep-rooted traditions and cultural richness. It is the deep forest, the high mountains, the flowing waters and the cool embrace of tree, spirit, stone, water. It's the calls and flurry of birds, it's the thrum of insects, it's the calls and drums of the human voice that has existed in these mountains for millennia.

This project will work closely with the multiple indigenous populations within Toro to help them secure their way of life and remain in place. This will include forest ranger programmes, projects to deliver quality education, improved access to running water, better healthcare and cultural centres where elders can pass their knowledge onto the next generation.

Sustainable Development Goals
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Price Per Square
$
3
Project Coordinates
Lat -8.8199303, Long 160.7663915

"The forest is our ancestral home"

“We need an economy which builds up our resources instead of destroying them, which raises up our cultures and values instead of pushing them to the ground, that invests in our people and their knowledge instead of exploiting them." The Mala I Tolo Declaration 2021

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Project Scores

Our ABC methodology goes beyond carbon to assess the true value of each square

Carbon Density
255.9

Kilograms of CO2 Per Square

Additionality
11
%

Logging and mining persist in the region, with an active logging project just a few km away.

Biodiversity
67
%

This project protects 66 native species of flora and fauna, including species endemic to Malaita.

Community
78
%

The community in Kira is inclusively represented and deeply involved in decision-making and governance of this project.

Meet Kira

Kira is the name of one part of Toro, that part of Toro which exists in the narrow waist of the island of Malaita, which forms part of the northern arc of the twin lines of islands that form Solomon Islands. The people who have come from and out of Kira live in three coastal villages both north and south of this green heart. But when they dream they walk these lands, crossing these streams and breathing this air. And when they plan looking to the future no matter where they are on earth they stand in Kira.

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