Kwainamoro forest nursery tree distribution starts
Quoting the Solomon Star newspaper � 6 April 2018
�Kwainamoro Forest Nursery in Auki Malaita province begins its 2018 tree distribution this week.
�The Auki Principal Forestry officer Ronny Aiwewe confirmed this to Solomon Star in Auki saying, the 2018 tree distribution starts this week, and will continue in the coming weeks.
�Mr. Aiwewe said of the three exotic species nursery at the Kwainamoro forest nursery only one species Mahogany is currently ready for distribution.
�He said, the other two species Teak tree and Eucalyptus tree are not yet ready.
�At the moment, Kwainamoro nursery has over a thousand Mahogany trees ready to be distributed to local tree farmers in Malaita and schools.
�Tree distribution to schools will start next week after the one week-break.
�After distributing the current nursery we will concentrate on Teak tree and Eucalyptus tree for our next distribution.�
�He said tree replanting is important to replace forest as the island is losing more forest every year to commercial logging activities.�
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