The Solomon Islands are a chain of hundreds of forested islands located east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific. On the islands of Teanu and Tinakula, rainforests provide habitat for a number of endemic and endangered species. Tinakula, an active volcano, is home to the Santa Cruz Ground Dove (Endangered), the Temotu Flying Fox (Endangered), Palm Lorikeet, Rosewood, spotless crake, Pacific emerald dove, uniform swiftlet and long-tailed cuckoo. Teanu is home to an endemic bat called the Vanikoro Flying Fox (Endangered), the Pacific Kauri Pine (Endangered), and other endemic species including the Red-bellied fruit dove, Pied goshawk, Palm lorikeet, Rusty-winged starling and Polynesian starling.
On neighboring islands, native rainforest habitat is being harvested for lumber and degraded by bauxite mining. The Rainforest Trust is working with local partners to establish biodiversity reserves on Teanu (5,443 acres) and Tinakula (1,960 acres) that encompass the entirety of each island and protect habitat for the species found here. The reserves will be staffed by trained forest rangers.
FIF’s 2017 grant to the Rainforest Trust will fund the protection of 685 acres of land on Teanu and Tinakula. This funding also helps the Rainforest Trust secure a matching gift, which in total will result in the protection of 1,346 acres on Teanu and Tinakula.
- Year of grant: 2017
- Amount: $10,000
- Grantee: Rainforest Trust
Visiwa vya Solomon ni mfululizo wa mamia ya visiwa vyenye misitu vilivyo mashariki ya Papua New Guinea katika Pasifiki Kusini. Katika visiwa vya Teanu na Tinakula, misitu ya mvua hutoa makao ya spishi kadhaa za asili na zilizo hatarini mwa kutoweka. Tinakula ni volkano ya kawaida ya eneo la Santa Cruz, ambayo ina mabuu ya aina ya Santa Cruz Ground Dove, Temotu Flying Fox, Palm Lorikeet, Rosewood, Spotted Crake, Pacific Emerald Dove, Uniform Swiflet na Long-tailed Cuckoo. Teanu ni nyumbani kwa popo endemiki aitwaye Vanikoro Flying Fox (Endangered), Pacific Kauri Pine (Endangered), na spishi nyingine za endemiki ikiwa ni pamoja na Red-bellied matunda njiwa, Pied Goshawk, Palm lorikeet, Rusty-winged starling na Polynesian starling. Katika visiwa vya jirani, misitu ya mvua inayopatikana katika eneo hilo inakatwa kwa ajili ya mbao na kuharibiwa na uchimbaji wa bauxite. Rainforest Trust inashirikiana na washirika wa ndani kuanzisha hifadhi za viumbe hai kwenye Teanu (5,443 ekari) na Tinakula (1,960 ekari) ambazo zinajumuisha kisiwa cha kila kisiwa na kulinda makazi ya spishi zinazopatikana hapa. Hifadhi hizo zitakuwa na walinzi wa misitu waliozoezwa. Mfuko wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada wa Msaada. Msaada huu pia unasaidia Rainforest Trust kupata zawadi inayofanana, ambayo kwa jumla itasababisha ulinzi wa ekari 1,346 kwenye Teanu na Tinakula. - Mwaka wa ruzuku: 2017 - Kiasi: $ 10,000 - Mtoa ruzuku: Rainforest Trust