Kolombangara Island

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Kolombangara Island is a near circular extinct volcano about 30km across that rises 1,800m from the sea, forming the highest mountains in Western Province of Solomon Islands.

Imbu Rano Lodge is where you can literally “chill out” and let the fresh mountain air of Kolombangara’s beautiful intact tropical rainforest revive your senses.  

Six new rangers joined KIBCA to maintain walking tracks, monitor forest health, check turtle numbers and spread the message about conservation.

WELKAM TU KIBCA NEWS FO MARCH 2015! Read the latest news from KIBCA including a women's walk into Patu Kolo, marine training, ranger recruitment, new track signage and the 2015 scholarships.

Harvesting of marine turtles is becoming a concern on the north coast and other parts of Kolombangara. To address these concerns, an additional turtle monitoring transect will be added to Ropa in the vicinity of the proposed marine area.

Micro-finance refers to small enterprises developed by people based in the community who have a low income and no access to banking services. This could be a type of “saving club” which allows people to save and withdraw small amounts of money when they need to.

KIBCA Coordinator, Ferguson Vaghi, presented to the World Parks Congress, Sydney, Australia on 14 Nov 2014 about the conservation work of landholders on Kolombangara Island in the Solomon Islands.

Through the continuing generosity of our donors, KIBCA’s Scholarship Program has grown larger again! A total of 126 scholarships have been awarded for 2014.