Protected Area Network:
The scheme compliments the goals of the Micronesia Challenge that aims to have each country within Micronesia conserve 30% of near shore environments and 20% of terrestrial environments by 2020

Green Fee - $15 fee collected from visitors to Palau on departure from airport. Fee is used for management of PAN sites

5 PAN sites:
Terrestrial;

Ngardok Nature Reserve
Mesekelat Conservation Area (Ngchesar)
Ngerbekuu Nature Reserve and Ngemai Conservation Area

Marine;

Ebill Conservation Area
Helen Reef Atoll

Watershed Management:
Since the bleaching event of 1998, greater awareness of ecosystem connectivity has developed. Creation of Babeldaob Watershed Alliance merged interests of communities, governments, agencies, conservation practitioners and traditional leaders to protect watershed areas. Outcomes include establishment of 4 new terrestrial protected areas and completion of several community level land management plans - managing rivers flowing into the sea (pollution)

	Creado por Caitlyn Grayston hace alrededor de 7 años

A-Level (AS Level) Geography Apunte sobre Marine Ecosystems, creado por Caitlyn Grayston el 11/05/2017.

Marine Ecosystems