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Choiseul PIN V1.0 12022013 2.4.3 Description Of Land In Both Areas• Primary and tall secondary forests – primary forests refer to forest have no noticeable impact by humans in terms of clearing and felling or gardening. Primary forest however, may be impacted by hunting and intentional introduction of invasive species such as rats, cats and dogs. • High vegetation diversity, many species of ground orchids, shrubs, vines, creepers, lianas, palms and tall trees. • Tall/overgrown secondary forests that have had some level of past disturbance. • Open areas and forest edges (including garden clearings, abandoned villages, freshly cut secondary forests). • Physical description of the Land on Borovai (Sambe) land nearby Nggorreambarra is similar to Sirebe and Vuri since all the sites located on the same side of Choiseul southwest of Choiseul. Current Land Uses • Logging • Cattle crazing • Cash crop • Gardening for food/market • Forest protected area • Firewood collection • Timber harvesting • Hunting • Building materials • Medicine • New settlement Local Degradation Processes • Land clearing for new settlement • Building materials • Timber harvesting • Clear more land for gardening • Hunting ground • Cutting firewood Some main degradation drivers of this are: Population increase, unsustainable commercial timber harvesting, desire for economic development by customary owners, and traditional agricultural practices, including clearing large areas for gardening. Sources Rapid Assessment of Perceptions (RAP) Report, 2011, Live & Learn Environmental Education, Solomon Islands. A Report on the Biodiversity of Three Proposed Protected Areas on Southwest Choiseul Island, 2009, WWF Solomon Islands. 23