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In Taro we saw a big freighter loading logs and asked the guys at customs and immigration about it: they said that logging was done on a big scale by Malayan companies. Asked about regulations for reforestation they just sadly smiled and shook their heads–theoretically maybe, but neither the logging companies nor the land owners actually replant trees. So lush rain forest is turned into bushland, rain erodes the exposed land and washes away the fertile soil which then ends in the sea as sediment and suffocates the coral. Really sad.
Doing research I found the “Solomon Islands Timber Trade Portal” where hardwood types and export destinations are listed. “Solomon Islands timbers are popular on the New Zealand and Australian markets. This is expected to remain so as long as perceptions surrounding issues sustainability and legality are unambiguous.” Think, before you buy. Do you really need teak on deck? Do you really need fancy exotic garden chairs??
Planning routes and anchorages I compare satellite images of different sources. They were sometimes taken with a year or two in between – quite an eye opener to compare ArcGis Images with Google Images. The examples below are from Fauro Island in the Shortland Group of the Solomon Islands (between Choiseul and Bougainville).
Google still shows rainforest

ArcGis shows the destruction done within a short time