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June 2012
Solomon Islands

In May 2006, the Government of the
Solomon Islands placed rural development at the top of its
policy agenda. The Solomon Islands Government's May
2006 Policy Framework Document places emphasis on
development through a bottom-up and holistic approach that

March 2012
Solomon Islands

Economic growth in Solomon Islands since
the end of civil conflict in 2003 has been driven by rapid
expansion of the forestry sector and large increases in
international aid flows. Stocks of natural forest logs are
nearing exhaustion and, as the security situation improves,

Reports & Research
February 2012
Asia
China
Indonesia
Malaysia
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands

This report is based on research carried out in five Asia Pacific countries – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. This document should serve as an instrument to help in Transparency International’s constructive but critical dialogue needed to fight corruption and build integrity in the forestry sector.

January 2012
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
Kiribati
Samoa
Tuvalu
Eastern Asia
Oceania

The Asia-Pacific Regional Human Development Report (APHDR) focuses on the need for the region to find ways to continue to grow economically, while reducing poverty and tackling climate change and environmental concerns.

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December 2011
Solomon Islands
Eastern Asia
Oceania

International aid flows are equivalent to almost half of Solomon Islands' economy, making it one of the most aid-dependent countries in the world. Around US$250 million of non-military aid enters the country, but only 15-20 percent of this amount is spent locally through local procurement or staff expenditure.

Journal Articles & Books
December 2011
Solomon Islands
Oceania

Mangroves are an imperilled biome whose protection and restoration through payments for ecosystem services (PES) can contribute to improved livelihoods, climate mitigation and adaptation. Interviews with resource users in three Solomon Islands villages suggest a strong reliance upon mangrove goods for subsistence and cash, particularly for firewood, food and building materials.

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
February 2011
Solomon Islands
Eastern Asia
Oceania

In countries where a large proportion of the total land area is held customarily, reform questions around land and development often tend to focus on the customary estate. Evidence from Solomon Islands suggests that a focus on public land holdings, even when they are relatively small in land area, can yield outsized benefits.

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December 2010
Solomon Islands
Eastern Asia
Oceania

This report is one of six gender and investment climate reform assessments undertaken in six Pacific nations including Solomon Islands. The report analyses gender-based investment climate barriers which constrain private sector development and identifies solutions to address them.

Journal Articles & Books
December 2010
Egypt
United States of America
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Solomon Islands
Seychelles
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Italy
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Ecuador
Papua New Guinea
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Europe
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Oceania

Boom-and-bust cycles are commonplace in the exploitation history of sea cucumber fisheries but pandemic overfishing to critical levels now threatens the persistence of breeding stocks for future generations of coastal fishers.