SOLOMON ISLANDS, Tetepare Island - January 2006
Construction of a ranger dormitory to enforce environmental protection on the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific.
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Uninhabited Tetepare is one of the last large unlogged islands in the Solomons. Its 72 square miles of primary lowland rainforest support several rare and endemic species, and its beaches are a nesting area for the critically endangered leatherback turtle. Tetepare’s original inhabitants fled the island approximately 150 years ago due to a combination of intense headhunting pressure and disease outbreaks. In 2002 the descendants of the original inhabitants formed the Tetepare Descendants Association (TDA) to sustainably manage Tetepare’s terrestrial and marine resources. Seacology is providing funds to TDA for the construction of a dormitory to house rangers to protect the natural resources of the island.*
UPDATE February 2011 – Significant progress has been made on the construction of the ranger dormitory. Materials have been purchased, arrangements have been made to deliver materials, the construction site has been cleared, and foundation work has begun. Construction on the dormitory is scheduled for completion by the end of May 2011.
UPDATE June 2011 – This project has been completed successfully.
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