Blue Foods for Climate Resilience in Solomon Islands

Elizabeth, from Saeraghi in Solomon Islands, harvesting sea grapes © WWF-Pacific / Andrew Bouro

Climate Resilient by Nature supports projects that work with indigenous and local communities to restore and protect the ecosystems that advance nature-based solutions to climate change.

Across the Pacific, marine and coastal ecosystems are at the centre of many people’s cultural, social, physical and economic wellbeing. In Solomon Islands, coastal fisheries are vital to the income and food security of most rural households and can be a crucial coping mechanism for communities facing environmental, social and economic shocks. However, due to overexploitation, environmental destruction and climate change, it has been projected that Solomon Islands’ coastal fisheries will be unable to meet domestic demand by 2030.

Combining traditional knowledge with local and global innovations, local communities are leading the way in sustainable coastal fisheries management and ecosystems-based approaches to responding to the impacts of climate change.

For nearly 10 years, with the support of the Australian Government and Simplot Australia, WWF has been working with local communities in Solomon Islands to promote food security and build the climate resilience of the critical ecosystems upon which we all depend.