04/09/2026
𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝟏 – 𝟑 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Solomon Islands has made significant progress towards developing a clear, transparent, and nationally appropriate framework for participating in carbon markets, following the successful validation of the proposed Solomon Islands Carbon Trading Policy.
The Carbon Trading Policy Validation Workshop, held from 1–3 September 2026 at Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara, brought together members of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and Technical Working Group (TWG), as well as representatives from government ministries and agencies, development partners, civil society organizations, the private sector, and other key stakeholders.
Participants reviewed and provided feedback on the proposed Carbon Trading Policy, a key priority deliverable of the Ministry of Forestry and Research (MOFR) and the Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM).
The policy development process is being supported through the Low Emission Climate Resilient Development (LECRD) Programme, implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), with financial support from the Government of New Zealand through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Government of Ireland through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
The first day of the workshop focused on the foundations of the proposed Carbon Trading Policy and pathways for Solomon Islands to participate in international and voluntary carbon markets.
Key discussions covered:
•𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 – 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 6.2 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 6.4 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴.
•𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 – 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 (𝘍𝘗𝘐𝘊), 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘎𝘌𝘋𝘚𝘐), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.
•𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘔𝘙𝘝), 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 – 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
Participants highlighted the need to ensure that carbon market participation is aligned with Solomon Islands’ national development and climate priorities, while protecting the rights and interests of customary landowners and communities. Strong transparency, accountability, safeguards, and equitable benefit-sharing were also identified as essential elements of the policy framework.
𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
The second day focused on the proposed institutional and governance arrangements needed to effectively manage carbon market activities in Solomon Islands. Participants considered recommendations for a lean, practical, and phased institutional model that builds on existing government structures and capacities.
Key recommendations included:
•𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 (𝘊𝘔𝘊) 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
•𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘊𝘊𝘋) 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘌𝘊𝘋𝘔 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
•𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘊𝘋 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦-𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.
•𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 6.2 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 6.4 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.
•𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵-𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.
Together these arrangements are intended to provide Solomon Islands with a coordinated and credible system for managing carbon market activities and ensuring that participation contributes to national climate and sustainable development objectives.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Speaking during the opening of the workshop on the final day, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Forestry and Research acknowledged the support provided through the LECRD Programme and emphasised the opportunities and responsibilities associated with carbon markets.
“𝘞𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘡𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘌𝘊𝘙𝘋 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴’ 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.”
In his closing remarks, the MOFR Permanent Secretary expressed appreciation to all stakeholders for their contributions to the policy development process.
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳. 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘌𝘊𝘋𝘔 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘎𝘎𝘐, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘡𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥”
The validation workshop represents an important milestone in Solomon Islands’ efforts to establish a nationally appropriate framework for participation in carbon markets. It provides a foundation for moving from assessments of national readiness towards practical policy, institutional, and governance arrangements.
The next stage of the process will focus on incorporating stakeholder feedback and finalizing the Solomon Islands Carbon Trading Policy. The policy is intended to provide a credible and transparent framework that supports access to climate finance and sustainable development opportunities while safeguarding customary landowners, communities, and Solomon Islands’ environment. Through this process, Solomon Islands aims to ensure that participation in carbon markets is guided by national priorities, strong governance, environmental and social integrity, and long-term benefits for its people.
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