REDD could be a good opportunity to assist or support the indigenous community

Dear Climate Frontlines,

Whilst going through the article on REDD, it gives me some insight points that can help the rural dwellers of my communities in the Solomon Islands. Let’s say for example my community of Langa langa Lagoon, have been badly affected by sea level rise because of building manmade artificial islands on coastal lowliness. In doing so, they have to cut down mangrove trees for housing and even for firewood leading to deforestation of mangrove forest along the coastal lowliness. Mangroves trees mainly support the artificial islands from storm surcharge and also protect sea marine life for human needs.

But to address this issue or to support the indigenous community we need to deliver more awareness on effects of over harvesting their mangrove forest but on sustainable management or to do a replanting of mangrove trees where has been devastated by human development or over harvested. So I feel that the REDD could be good opportunity to assist or support the indigenous community who are threatened by this. It will also address the effects of reduce of green house emission.

Again it is up to the policy makers to address this at both the national level to the community level.

This is what I can contribute to this important topic.

Regards
Silverio Wale
FSPI Solomon Islands