Solomon Islands Long-term Low Emission Development Strategy.

The Solomon Islands Long-term Low Emission Development Strategy is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach for the long term to 2050. The objective of this strategy is to maintain net zero emissions across all sectors by 2050 with equitable economic growth and resilience.
This strategy provides a vision and a pathway for Solomon Islands to achieve its national economic, environmental, and social goals over the long term. It also lays down the steps identified to transition of Solomon Islands to a low emissions, equitable growth and resilient pathway. In the energy sector, renewable energy generation, particularly from hydropower and solar, will be increased. International and domestic funds will be mobilized for rural electrification. A regulatory framework will be established to enable Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Measures will be taken to reduce emissions in the transport sector, such as: improving land transport efficiency; introducing electric vehicles and charging infrastructure; improving the measurement and the efficiency of maritime transport; and introducing zero emissions technology and infrastructure for maritime transport.
The strategy addresses the emission reduction potential of sustainable forest management and reduced timber harvesting. The management and use of forests and land will be strengthened. The rate of forest clearing will be reduced through stricter regulations on access or logging practice. The forest area will be expanded and protected under the Protected Area Act 2010. Forest programmes which will be managed by the communities and the private sector, will be promoted. Reforestation programmes will be carried out to replant degraded and previously logged areas with native forest. Mangrove replanting and land reclamation will be promoted for carbon conservation.
In the agriculture sector, organic agriculture will be supported to avoid the use of inorganic fertiliser and Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPs). This strategy underlines that the majority of Solomon Islanders are reliant on subsistence farming and fishing, which also leaves communities vulnerable to weather, pest, disease, and natural disaster-related agricultural and fisheries losses. Agriculture practices and technology will be improved to increase the resilience of the agriculture sector to climate change.
Emissions target will be developed for livestock sector, to help guide national reporting of GHGs. Genetic resources of stocks will be protected and improved and breeding herds will be established and maintained. Waste mangement will be strengthened by improving landfill infrastructure to better sort and process municipal solid waste, and improving faecal sludge treatment and regulations in Honiara.
Climate and forest protection policy areas will be consolidated to better achieve emissions reductions goals. A programme will be developed to enable participation in public and private carbon markets, including Article 6 transactions of the Paris Agreement. The Climate Finance Resilience Unit and the National Climate Trust Fund will be established to merge international assistance and financial reporting requirements, improve the access to climate finance and to ensure sustainable management of resources. Institutional structure will be strengthened to independently measure and report emissions and emissions-related activity.