Palau

Asian Development Bank Country Environmental Analysis Reports
Palau (2007; 933kb)

Barbados Programme of Action + 10 (BPoA) 
National Assessment Reports: Palau (2005; 558kb)

Pacific Environment Outlook (2005; 30.99mb)

The Conference on Small Island Developing States (Barbados Conference, 1994) highlighted the importance of island biodiversity as an ecological corridor linking major areas of biodiversity around the world. The conference called for international co-operation and partnership to support the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in their efforts to conserve, protect and restore their ecosystems. The Barbados Plan of Action recognizes the importance of the coastal zone as a source of subsistence and economic development.

Country Strategy Papers and National Indicative Programmes [European Union - EDF10]
Palau (2008-2013; 2.22mb)

Environmental and Natural Resources Development Action Plan (2008; 606kb)

Environment vis-a-vis development: impacts, opportunities and constraints (2008; 411kb)

Legislative Reviews 
Palau(1994; 9.66mb)

Mauritius Strategy + 5 Review: National Assessment Reports [5-year Review of Progress Made in Addressing Vulnerabilities of Small Islands Developing States Through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation (MSI) of the
Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA) ] 
Palau (2010; 1.83mb)

Medium Term Development Plan 2009-2014 (2009; 2.54mb)

Montreal Protocol: National Compliance Action Strategies to implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Palau (2001; 176kb)

National Action Programmes (NAP) to combat land degradation [UNCCD]
Palau (2004; 212kb)

National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans (NBSAP)
Palau (2005; 642kb)

see also National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Pacific Regional Review (2007; 269kb)

National Biosafety Frameworks

see National Reports on the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol
Palau (2008?; 78kb)

National Capacity Self Assessment (NCSA) 
Thematic Assessment Reports:
Biodiversity: Palau Pt1 / Pt2 (2007) 
Climate Change: Palau Pt1 / Pt2 (2007) 
Land degradation: Palau Pt1 / Pt2 (2007)

NCSA Status (NCSA website)
Palau

National Integrated Water Resource Management : Diagnostic Reports - drafts only [SOPAC]
Palau (2007; 1.38mb)

National Invasive Species Strategy
Palau (2004; 1.37mb)

Invasives reports: Palau (2003; 1.85mb),

see also Invasive alien species in the Austral-Pacific region: national reports and directory of resources [GISP] (2002; 3.75mb)

see also Invasives Species on Pacific Islands [reports] - HEAR / PIER project website

National [Sustainable] Development Plans / Strategies [ForumSec]
Palau management Action Plan 2005-2007 - draft (2005; 207kb)

Action for Palau’s future: 2009-2014 - The medium term development strategy(*explanatory budget)

Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change [PACC] - reports, activities and PACC news updates
Palau

Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change [PACC] - report of in-country consultations 
Palau (2009; 268kb)

Impact Reports: Palau (2001; 2.49mb)

Pacific Regional Energy Assessment: Country Reports (PIREP) 
Palau (2004; 756kb)

Regional overview report (2004; 2.59mb)

Peristant Organic Pollutants (POPs): Country Plans
Palau (2003; 471kb)

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention, 1989), the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention, 1998) and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (Stockholm Convention, 2001) together provide an international framework for the environmentally sound management of hazardous chemicals throughout their life cycles.

Population and Environment Survey - 2003 

Sea Level & Climate: their present state: Country reports
Palau (2006; 2.16mb)

Ships' Waste Management in Pacific Islands Ports: Country reports
Palau

State of the Environment Reports
Palau (1994; 9.37mb) , Palau (2004; 880kb)

see also Environmental overview and stock-take report (2007; 3.24mb)

see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 1983 (UNEP: 1983; 1.66mb)
see also State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)
see also State of the Environment of the South Pacific 2005 (2005; 382kb; see also ~http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/soe/2005/mainpub/ ~) 
see also Regional perspectives: Asia and the Pacific (UNEP, GEO-4. 2007; 382 kb)

see also the archive of SPREP Country Reports between 1980-1983 as follows:
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1980; 3.42mb)

United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)
National Reports: Palau (? ;39kb) , Palau Thematic report on protected areas (?; 1.78mb)

see also Country profiles compiled by the Secretariat for the UNCBD.

see also: National Reports on Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: First Regular National Report (2007) 
Palau (2009?. 78kb)

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which was one of the outcome instruments of the UNCED process, highlights the need for conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Land Degradation) (UNCCD)
First National Report: Palau (2000; 14kb)

Second National Report: Palau (2002; 195kb)

National Action Programmes (NAP) to combat land degradation 
Palau (2004; 212kb)

see also UNCCD Country Profiles:
Palau

see also UNCCD Reports clearinghouse mechanism

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is an agreement to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.

Wetlands directory
Palau (2014), NEW

World Summit on Sustainable Development [Rio+10 - Johannesburg 2002]

National Assessment Reports: 
Palau (2002; 421kb)

Pacific WSSD Regional Assessment (2002; 91kb) and Pacific Position Paper (2004; 91kb)
see also: Synthesis Report for Asia and the Pacific (2001; 1.22mb)

The WSSD Plan of Implementation calls for the management of the natural resources base in a sustainable and integrated manner. In this regard, to reverse the current trend in natural resource degradation as soon as possible, it is necessary to implement strategies which should include targets adopted at the national and, where appropriate, regional levels to protect ecosystems and to achieve integrated management of land, water and living resources, while strengthening regional, national and local capacities.

The Johannesburg Declaration and the Plan of Implementation arising from the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD, 2002) reconfirmed the commitment of States to advance and strengthen the interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development-economic development, social development and environmental protection-at the local, national, regional and global levels.

see also National Documents

Palau Conservation Society 2008-2009 Annual Report

Reports available online from the SPREP Library and IRC database
Reports available online from SOPAC [Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission] 
Reports available online from ReefBase Pacific

search also SPC Coastal and Oceanic Fisheries Digital Library
search also Reefbase Pacific online documents

Micronesia Challenge

Micronesian Seminar

Palau govt. ; Palau Biodiversity Clearinghouse; Division of Fish and Wildlife Protection ; PALARIS- see also Reports

Palau Meteorological Office

Palau Office of Statistics and Planning - reports and documents

Palau Conservation Society

Palau International Coral Reef Centre
The PICRC conducts research that enhances knowledge and conservation of coral reef ecosystem and their associated marine environments, to educate the public about the ecological, economic, and cultural importance of coral reefs, and to provide a visitor's attraction where both residents and visitors can expand their knowledge of Palau's diverse and unique ecosystems. Website currently under construction.

OERC (Environmetal Response & Coordination)

PALARIS (Land and Resources GIS)

see also:

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Regional Frameworks and Strategies Directory [SPREP]

SPREP Library and IRC collection [SLIC] - includes online full text access to a wide range of Pacific environment materials.

The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Virtual Library - full text publications from SPREP, SOPAC, SPC and other CROP agencies, Pacific govt. environment depts. , regional institutions, and NGOs active in the area of environment conservation.

Pacific Environment Databases and Recommended Internet Resources

see also:

SPREP's International Instruments' webpage
"International instruments relevant to SPREP's work in the areas of Sustainable Economic Development, Ecosystems Management, Climate Change, and Waste Management."

Academic literature and research

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