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Cole, T.G., Falanruw, M. C., MacLean, C. D., Whitesell, C. D. & A. M. Ambacher. 1987. Vegetation survey of the Republic of Palau. Resource

Kitalong, Ann. 2010. The Republic of Palau Statewide Assessment of Forest resources and Resource Strategy: A comprehensive analysis of forest-related conditions, trends, threats and opportunities. Koror: Bureau of Agriculture, Forestry Section

Victor, S., Y. Golbuu, E. Wolanksi & R. Richmond. 2004. Fine sediment trapping in two mangrove-fringed estuaries exposed to contrasting land use intensity, Palau, Micronesia. Wetland Ecology and Management 12: 277-283.

Brel, Marcello and Leigh Beck. Republic of Palau State & Private Forestry Fact Sheet 2006. https://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/states/palau.pdf  Accessed March 2017.

Estavillo C, Pardini R, Rocha PLBd (2013) Forest Loss and the Biodiversity Threshold: An Evaluation Considering Species Habitat Requirements and the Use of Matrix Habitats. PLoSONE 8(12):e82369. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0082369 

One of the cheat sheets in the FIA Database. To use the database, please follow the link https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data

Cheat Sheets - Common query selections. To download more information and use FIA database, please follow the link https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data

Country Codes used in FIA database. Please follow the link below to download and use FIA database
https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data

Forest Evaluation ID Codes for FIA Database, FIA database can be downloaded and accessed on this link
https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data

Provides the Forest Types and their codes used in FIA database which can be accessed and downloaded from this link https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data

Provides information on the Forest Types and Group Codes. FIA Database can be downloaded and accessed on this link: https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/rma/fia-topics/inventory-data

Kitalong, Ann. 2008-a. Forests of Palau: a long-term perspective. Micronesica 40(1/2): 9-31.

VanderWerf, E.A. 2007. 2005 Bird Surveys in the Republic of Palau. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI.

PAN Report: Gupta, Anuradha and Palau Protected Areas Network Office. 2015. PAN Status Report 2003-2015. Koror: Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism and Protected Areas Network Fund

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.

Most of the development activities that generate foreign earnings for the economy of Solomon Islands are heavily dependent upon the exploitation and utilization of natural resources. For many years, economic development activities in Solomon Islands have not integrated environmental considerations.

To introduce this collection of studies, a logical first question to ask is why produce a “lessons learned” publication?

Avariety of factors can affect the biodiversity of tropicalmammal communities,
but their relative importance and directionality remain uncertain. Previous
global investigations of mammal functional diversity have relied on range
maps instead of observational data to determine community composition. We
test the effects of species pools, habitat heterogeneity, primary productivity
and human disturbance on the functional diversity (dispersion and richness)
of mammal communities using the largest standardized tropical forest camera

With increasing globalization of markets, rising environmental awareness, and attention from international conventions and agreements, the vast majority of countries are looking into managing their forests more sustainably. The main limitation appears to be lack of funding for improving forest management. Traditional sources include the government, targeted investments from the private sector, international donor support, and contributions in kind from rural communities. But these are grossly inadequate, and additional finances are required.

Promote and encourage the use of standard wetland inventory methodologies following the Ramsar Framework for Wetland Inventory (Resolution VIII.6), to undertake, update and disseminate national (or, where appropriate, provincial) scientific inventories of wetlands.