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Choiseul PIN V1.0 12022013 2.5.4 Current Land UseThe current land use for the Sasamungga and Nggoraembara components of the Project Area is interim community-­‐based forest protection pending the implementation of a funding programme to cover the opportunity cost of community forest protection. Other land use in the area is: • Community based forest protection • Small scale farming (subsistence farming) • Small agricultural projects (Chilli, cash crops) • Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and forest conservation • Hunting ground • Coconut plantation • Sawmilling 2.5.5 Land Degradation ProcessesThe land degradation process on Choiseul is commercial timber harvesting by Malaysian logging companies in areas where local communities have sought and obtained logging licences. Note that Choiseul supports the last remaining large areas of primary and tall secondary rainforest in the Solomon Islands. 2.6 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTThe predominant local socio-­‐economic environment is one of subsistence farming and fishing. There is very little opportunity for monetary income on Choiseul with few jobs and few commercial opportunities apart from commercial logging. Sassamungga Village, South Choiseul (Weaver). 31