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Places The Nature Conservancy Protects in Palau

Welcoming Ceremony © Jez O'Hare
Welcoming Ceremony
© Jez O'Hare

Learn more about this project with the Online Field Guide.
  • The Nature Conservancy helped establish the Palau Conservation Society (PCS), the nation's first non-governmental environmental organization. In a short time, PCS and the Conservancy encouraged Palau's chiefs to reinstate the age-old bul tradition, allowing fish stocks to reproduce and replenish the waters.
     
  • The Conservancy conducted Palau's first biological inventory of coastal and marine resources. The information has helped target conservation efforts to the most biologically diverse areas.
     
  • PCS and the Conservancy continue to work with local Palauan communities, who now monitor and protect their marine sites independently. The partners established a marine mooring buoy program at key dive sites to protect reefs from anchor damage. They are also developing plans for a small-scale catch-and-release sport fishing industry, which will train local fishermen as guides. 
     
  • PCS and the RARE conducted an intensive campaign to increase public awareness of environmental issues. With the Conservancy's help, PCS and the Palauan government secured US $6 million from the Japanese government for a new Palau International Coral Reef Center to focus on reef preservation and marine awareness.
     
  • The Conservancy and PCS are working with U.S. and Palauan governments to apply the highest environmental standards during road construction on Babeldaob. PCS is focusing on terrestrial conservation efforts near the road to avoid erosion and pollution of coastal waters.