LOGGING WASTES DAMAGES ECOLOGY ON MALAULALO ISLANDS

With the ongoing impacts of climate change,logging activities in Makira Ulawa Province are having inevitable impacts on the beautiful Three Sister Islands (Malaulalo), Solomon Islands.

Malaulalo, Magrove planting, an uphill battle against Climate Change.

According to a a concerned Chair of the Malaulalo  Conservation and Tourism Association, Dennis Marita. 

Despite the distance between these islands from logged areas Mr Marita said the sea currents have carried a pile of logging  debris and washed them ashore on the beautiful beaches of their conserved Island. 

He adds  these debris including round logs are being washed ashore to disturb the turtle's nesting sites. 

Meanwhile, Mr Marita said recently the association has received funds from an oversea group to do the cleaning up on their beaches. 

Three Sister Islands are the Out-layers of Makira Ulawa Province, in the Solomon Islands.

One of its fourth  islet known as Tego has been sunken due to the rising sea level, in around 1800s. Its people were the first climate refugees who were now lining in the mainland Makira.

Author: Allen Waitara.