Staff and Heads of the Ministry of Forestry and Research were briefed and get first hand insights into the growing trend of carbon trading, globally, regionally and locally.
Made possible with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) partnership, the training was a break through as steps towards formalizing procedures and legal instruments are
ongoing for Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Forestry and Research.
Global Green Growth Institute — GGGI is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization. It is dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.
It was established as an international organization at the RIO+20 Conference in 2012.
GGGI draws upon the lessons learnt from cross-regional pool of green growth experiences to pursue the transformative green growth agenda alongside its Members and Partners.
The Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) objectives in the region are to support Pacific Island Developing States (SIDS) to sustainably achieve National Development Goals (NDCs) and Paris Agreement commitments by developing strategic frameworks and mobilizing finance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create green jobs, increase access to sustainable services, and enhance resilience to climate change.
Solomon Islands GGGI Officer, and Facilitator, Mr Rex Solo took through the learning experiences and challenges from across the global putting in a local scenario as to where
Solomon Islands can be.He also highlighted the technicalities surrounding calculations of carbon in its initial trading and the many issues involved.
Mr Solo further emphasize the importance of patient as the key to achieving such long-term undertaking in oppose to the fast cash ideal that we as Solomon Islanders are so
persist of.
Forestry Secretary, Richardson Raomae acknowledges GGGI for the timely training making mention of the fast-increasing trend of carbon trading globally, regionally and off-course locally that is becoming the main talks today.
He said such valuable insights are indeed a bonus to the staff and Heads of his ministry, especially to putting the perspective right in better understanding the nitty-gritties about this carbon trading before pursuing further.
Highlighting the importance to have the carbon policy in place as one of the many key priorities that the Government of Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Forestry and Research with its partners like GGGI must have to proceed further forward, he adds.
“We can be easily overwhelmed with the good stories and images posed on carbon trading, but it is also very important that we have the necessary mechanisms in place
to drive this initiative forward in a more proper procedural manner as well.
“The sooner, the better.”
The one-day training was facilitated and supported by the Solomon Islands GGGI Office, held in Honiara. – MoFR Press
