Logging has been identified as one of the major threats to Solomon Islands biodiversity in the country's National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan
The Solomon Star reports that the plan states that despite Solomon Islands being ranked in the highest category of globally outstanding forest eco-regions, it is now listed as one of the most threatened forest eco-regions in the world.
The document which has been endorsed by the Ministry of Environment and Conservation, and provincial governments, states that commercial timber harvesting at current rates is considered to be ecologically and economically unsustainable.
Other factors identified as causing declining biodiversity are inappropriate land use practices, mining, over-exploitation of natural resources, population growth, natural disasters, invasive species, polution and climate change.
The major constraints to addressing these threats are listed as a lack of financial support, conflicts over land tenure, a lack of effective awareness campaigns, insufficient and weak legislation, and political instability.
