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Solomon Islands stakeholders came together in Kirakira recently in its fight to preserve forests assembled to advance discussion on forest carbon initiatives.
Pacific Island countries are once again magnets for tourists. Last year visitors to Pacific Islands returned to, then surpassed, pre-pandemic levels, even in the face of growing competition from Southeast Asian countries, with Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa drawing the most attention.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in partnership with the Government of the Solomon Islands is moving forward with efforts to develop the country’s tourism industry, aiming to boost sustainable economic growth through responsible tourism investment
Sobehatunga Forest Rangers Commit to Conservation Efforts
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Solomons Islands Threshold Program proudly joins the global community in celebrating World Environment Day 2024.
Meet Sially Ngumi Turanga, Inspiring Inclusion in Solomon Islands. If you are a foreign investor looking for a tourism opportunity in the Solomon Islands, odds are your first call to government will be with Sially Ngumi Turanga.
This edition of the SITHP Nuisleta contains some straightforward answers to questions about the FoVEP land identification and carbon project development processes from one of our implementing partners, Nakau.
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (August 29, 2023) — The MCC-Solomon Islands Threshold Program (SITHP) today released its first niusleta as part of the program’s overall commitment to openness and transparency.
The Vice President of the Department of Policy and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Ms. Alicia Phillips Mandaville, travelled to Western Province on May 19-20, 2023, to advance the MCC-Solomon Islands Threshold Program (MCC-SITHP).
VIRU Harbour Community in New Georgia Island in the Western Province has been selected as a beneficiary of the $160 million Forest Value Enhancement Project for Solomon Islands Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Programme.
The Solomon Islands Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Programme between Solomon Islands and the United States aims to address investment and economic growth in the forestry and tourism selectors.
In her first visit to Solomon Islands, Alicia Phillips Mandaville, Vice President of Policy and Evaluation at the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced Viru Harbour, New Georgia Island in Western Province as the first community selected to benefit from the Forest Carbon Activity under the MCC-Solomon Islands Threshold Program (MCC-SITHP).