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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is organized here as a Oceania research route covering 3 public-policy areas. The route begins with Deforestation & Logging (tropical round-log exports), Fisheries (skipjack/yellowfin tuna purse-seine), Mining (alluvial and hard-rock gold).

Executive summary

This page is a structured research guide to institutions, public frameworks, and possible lines of inquiry in Solomon Islands. It supports rapid orientation and identifies where current primary-source verification is required.

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Deforestation & Logging (tropical round-log exports)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Document under-declared log volumes and transfer-pricing at point of export against shipping manifests.
  • Report royalty evasion and unlicensed cutting to the Ministry of Forestry and Research and the Auditor-General.

Ministry of Forestry and Research; Office of the Auditor-General of Solomon Islands

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Condition financing on verified legal-origin certification and chain-of-custody.
  • Direct capital toward domestic sawmilling and value-added processing rather than raw round-log export.

Central Bank of Solomon Islands; Development Bank of Solomon Islands; Asian Development Bank

Regulator / Agency

  • Cap the annual allowable cut at verified sustainable yield and enforce replanting conditions on licenses.
  • Mandate independent pre-shipment inspection of log exports to recover royalties.
  • Raise and collect stumpage and export duties through the Inland Revenue Division.

Ministry of Forestry and Research; Solomon Islands Inland Revenue Division; Ministry of Finance and Treasury

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • Provide forest-inventory and legal-timber certification support through FAO and the Pacific Islands Forum.
  • Link concessional climate and forestry finance to verified sustainable-harvest reform.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Pacific Islands Forum; Green Climate Fund

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Fisheries (skipjack/yellowfin tuna purse-seine)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Report under-reported catch, bycatch, and at-sea transshipment from observer and vessel-monitoring records.
  • Flag license under-pricing or side deals to the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources.

Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources; Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency observer programme

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Finance onshore loining and canning capacity tied to local-landing commitments.
  • Require Marine Stewardship Council-grade traceability as a financing condition.

Central Bank of Solomon Islands; Asian Development Bank; Marine Stewardship Council certification

Regulator / Agency

  • Enforce the Vessel Day Scheme benchmark price and full observer/electronic-monitoring coverage.
  • Condition access licenses on domestic landing and processing obligations.
  • Coordinate at-sea enforcement against IUU vessels.

Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources; Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Office

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • Set and enforce conservation and management measures across the migratory stock.
  • Provide regional surveillance, vessel-monitoring, and licensing coordination.

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC); Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)

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Mining (alluvial and hard-rock gold)

Insider / Whistleblower

  • Report unremediated tailings discharge and royalty under-declaration to the mines regulator.
  • Provide production and water-quality records to the Auditor-General.

Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification; Office of the Auditor-General of Solomon Islands

Investor / Capital Allocator

  • Make financing contingent on funded closure bonds and tailings standards.
  • Apply IFC environmental and social performance standards to project finance.

International Finance Corporation; Central Bank of Solomon Islands

Regulator / Agency

  • Mandate rehabilitation bonds and enforce post-closure liability in lease terms.
  • Strengthen royalty assessment, collection, and public disclosure.
  • Require environmental impact assessment compliance before lease renewal.

Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification; Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology

Policymakers / Treaty Forum

  • Support transparency and royalty-governance reform through the Pacific Islands Forum and SPC.
  • Provide technical assistance on mine-closure and tailings standards.

Pacific Islands Forum; Pacific Community (SPC); Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

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Research references

Use the public glossary for terminology and the selected publications and working papers for public evidence and methods.