Most atoll ecosystems and a wide range of terrestrial and marine organisms, and genetic or cultivars varieties of
traditional food and other multi-purpose plants are declining in abundance and under threat of either “economic extinction” or extirpation and in need of some form of protection. The severity of the situation is greatest on those more urbanized atolls where both the biodiversity and the local knowledge of biodiversity are threatened.
*see R Thanman pdf report for more information*
Terrestrial and marine plants and animals that are rare, endangered or in short supply,
and in need of protection in the atolls of the Pacific Islands.
This excel file include four spreadsheets each representing a separate theme (EMG = Environmental Monitoring and Governance, IOE = Island and Ocean Ecosystems, CCR = Climate Change Resilience, WMPC = waste). Within each theme are the core national environment indicators (scrolling from left to right).
In accordance with decisions 1/CP.19 and 1/CP.20, the Republic of Palau submitted this Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) highlighting their commitment towards achieving the objective of the UNFCCC.
This policy provides guidance for a unified and integrated energy sector management and set forth the foundation for Palau’s energy future. The vision is for a reliable and resilient energy sector delivering Palau sustainable, low emissions energy services.
Palau’s coral reefs show differential habitat recovery following the 1998-bleaching event
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Barkley HC, Cohen AL, Golbuu Y, Starczak VR, DeCarlo TM, Shamberger KEF. 2015. Changes in coral reef communities across a natural gradient in seawater pH. Sci Adv 1:e1500328–e1500328
TNC ERA (The Nature Conservancy Ecoregional Assessment): David Hinchley, Geoff Lipsett-Moore, Stuart Sheppard, Umiich Sengebau, Eric Verheij and Sean Austin). 2007. Biodiversity Planning for Palau’s Protected Areas Network: An Ecoregional Assessment (ERA). TNC Pacific Island Countries Report No. 1/07
Friedlander AM, Golbuu Y, Caselle JE, Ballesteros E, Letessier TB, Meeuwig JJ, Gouezo M, Olsudong D, Turchik A, Sala E. 2014. Marine biodiversity and protected areas in Palau: Scientific report to the government of the Republic of Palau. National Geographic Pristine Seas and Palau International Coral Reef Center. Koror, Palau
Harbourne, Alastair. 2016. The Nature Conservancy’s Mapping Ocean Wealth Project: Modelling and mapping fishing pressure the curent and potential standing stock of coral-reef fishes in five jurisdictions of Micronesia. The Nature Conservancy and University of Queensland.
McClanahan, Tim, Nicholas Graham, Jacqulyn Calnan, and M. Aaron MacNeil. 2007. Toward Pristine Biomass: Reef fish recovery in coral reef Marine Protected Areas in Kenya. Ecological Applications, 17(4), 2007, pp. 1055–1067
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Kitalong, A.H. and P. Dalzell. 1994. A preliminary assessment of the status of inshore coral reef fish stocks in Palau. Inshore Fish. Res. Tech. Doc. No. 6, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia.