From happy hour to hungry hour: Logging, fisheries and food security in Malaita, Solomon Islands

This study assesses the local impacts of logging on food security, fisheries and well-being in Malaita. It is based on qualitative interviews conducted with 172 people (84 men and 88 women) in 23 villages in Are’Are, Lau and Langalanga, between November 2016 and November 2017. In its present unregulated form, logging in Malaita is environmentally and socially destructive. It undermines local food security and social integrity and does not contribute to development at either the village or provincial level.