North Shore Mangroves

North Shore Mangroves A non profit environment initiative to help mitigate climate change effects at Kwene village.

1.0 Mission
To plant 10 mangrove fruits per day all year round for the next 10 years.

2.0 Vision
The Coastal Shoreline of Kwene Village to be restored with mangrove forest by 2030 through Mangrove replanting.

3.0 Aim
The fundamental purpose of this project is to revitalize Kwene Village Coastal Line with Mangrove Afforestation.

4.0 Objectives
i)To restore and sustain the breeding ground for aqu

aculture species, insects and birds. ii)To act as a barrier or buffer from coastal damage from high sea rise and natural disaster. iii)To restore and sustain the mangroves forest carbon dioxide storage capacity to mitigate climate change effect. iv)To engage our community youths in planting, monitoring and to protect our mangrove plants on the project site. v)To make Kwene village free from using its mangrove habitat as an open defecation facility. vi)To be a model village for neighbouring communities in and around Malu’u Area (Mana’abu to New Dehli) in the fight against the effect of climate change by mangrove replanting.

5.0 Background of the initiative
The North Shore Mangroves replanting idea was established in 2017 and was implemented in 22nd to 26th December 2018. In the period of 4 days we manage to collect and planted more than 400 mangrove fruits at Kwene village coastal shore line. The program engaged the village children for the first 2 days and later joined by the village adults for the rest of the year 2019. In celebrating the first anniversary of the program Andrew Suia and Allan Maenarii of Kwene village were appointed to take the leading role in planting, monitoring and to protect our mangrove plants on the project site for the next ten (10) years.

6.0 Rationale of the project
According to the Solomon Islands state of environment report 2019, in 2000 mangroves covered an area of about 47,000 ha or almost 2% of the Solomon Islands total land area. Between the years of 1970 to 2000, mangrove forests have declined by at least 27%. It is of grave concern how there is a steady gradual depletion of Mangrove trees in the Coastal Mangrove Habitats’ in Maluu Area, Ward 8, North Malaita, Malaita province. Some 15 to 20 years ago the mangrove habitats’ were intact and was the key source of coastal primary production for nursery and breeding sites of marine and arboreal life. With the increase in coastal inhabitant populace and increased climate change effects provides an enormous burden for the mangrove habitat to rejuvenate itself to cater for the populations marine resource need. The mangrove habitat was used for sanitation purposes by the coastal dwellers. Mangroves trees were cut for local housing materials, fire woods and clearing them for canoe and boat passage. With the increasing awareness (An UNDP funded project) on the importance in using proper sanitation facilities, many communities around Malu’u area were currently building and using proper toilets for the first time. Thus, it is high time to do replanting and conserving the depleting mangrove habitat that once used to be the relieving place for the general population and as it is also supported by national policy such as the national development strategy 2016 to 2035 from the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology of Solomon Islands.

05/08/2026

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🌊 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐮'𝐮 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

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04/08/2026
3 of the 5 primary students that benefitted from our primary school fee scheme 2026 under Global greengrant fund. Their ...
02/08/2026

3 of the 5 primary students that benefitted from our primary school fee scheme 2026 under Global greengrant fund. Their roles were to help out in watering and monitoring during the nursery phase.

With the school fee arrangement in the rural schools (family approach), 3 more primary students (2 girls and 1 boy) indirectly benefitted.

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30/07/2026

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5 weeks today after transplant. Nature Based Adaptation Activity @ Malu’u Market Redevelopment Project Shoreline.
24/07/2026

5 weeks today after transplant.

Nature Based Adaptation Activity @ Malu’u Market Redevelopment Project Shoreline.


A visit of the nature based adaptation activity at Maluu Market Coastal Area.
14/07/2026

A visit of the nature based adaptation activity at Maluu Market Coastal Area.



Low tide this afternoon Market Sea Front.
14/07/2026

Low tide this afternoon Market Sea Front.

07/07/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Kona Ruphin, Hilda S Misitana, Simon Dolaiano

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