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Overview

Adaptation Learning Mechanism [climate change adaptation] country profiles
Palau

Asian Development Bank Country Profiles and Strategies
Palau

Biodiversity Clearinghouse Mechanism websites
Palau

Biosafety Profiles [CBD Biosafety Clearinghouse Mechanism]
Palau

Birdlife [Avifauna] Profiles 

see Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World - browsable by country and by individual island within the Pacific region - excellent data source

see also Species profiles [*For the Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable), each factsheet contains a summary account, range map and an illustration, plus additional data tables. For Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Near Threatened, Least Concern and Data Deficient species, each contains a concise summary paragraph and some additional data tables.] [Birdlife International]
Palau

see also Endemic Bird Areas [EBAs] of the Pacific [incl. Aitutaki (secondary area) ; East Caroline Islands ; Fiji ; Gilbert Islands (secondary area) ; Henderson Island ; Mariana Islands ; Marquesas Islands ; Marshall Islands (secondary area) ; Nauru (secondary area) ; Niuafo‘ou (secondary area) ; Niue (secondary area) ; Northern Line Islands (secondary area) ; Palau ; Pitcairn (secondary area) ; Rapa (secondary area) ; Rimatara ; Rotuma (secondary area) ; Samoan Islands ; Society Islands ; Southern Cook Islands ; Tonga (secondary area) ; Tuamotu archipelago ; Wake Island (secondary area) ; Wallis and Futuna (secondary area) ; Yap Islands ] [Birdlife International]

see also Important bird areas of the Pacific [IBAs] (2010) [Birdlife Pacific]

IBA Profiles: 
Palau

* order the complete CD-ROM 'Important bird areas in the Pacific: a compendium' from theSPREP IRC

see also Pacific regional overview [Birdlife International] 
see also Globally Threatened Birds (those evaluated as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) of Oceania [Birdlife International]
see also State of the World's birds website and report [Birdlife International] - including Pacific country case studies

Country Climate Profile [UNDP]
* Sourced from the Adaptation Learning Mechanism, a knowledge sharing platform developed by UNDP in partnership with the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the World Bank, and the United Nations Environment Programme.

 

Pacific Climate Change Portal (NEW)

 

Earthtrends Thematic Country Profiles [WRI]
Agriculture and food, Biodiversity and protected areas, Climate and atmosphere, Coastal and marine ecosystems, Economics, business and the environment, Energy and resources,Environmental governance and institutions, Forests, grasslands and drylands, Population, health and human well-beingWater resources and freshwater ecosystems.

Ecoregion Profiles [World Wildlife Fund]
Tropical Moist Forests
Palau

Environment Statistics (*Office of Planning and Statistics)

Environment Statistics - Country Snapshots [UN; 2009]
Palau

Environmental Vulnerability Index - Country Profiles [SOPAC / UNEP]
Palau

EU Pacific Country Environment Profiles

see EU Country Partnership Profiles [incl. environment and EDF10 strategies]
Palau

FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System
Palau

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Country Profiles 
Palau

Fishbase Biodiversity Country Profiles (all fish)
Palau

Fisheries Resources Profiles
Palau [*draft] (1994?; 3.57mb)

Forestry Country Profiles 
Forestry Department Country Profiles [FAO] 
Palau

see also FAO Forest Resource Assessment : Country Reports [2010]
Palau (2101; 275kb)

see also State of the World's Forests 2007: Asia and the Pacific [FAO] (2008; 1.77mb)
see also Tropical and subtropical forest profiles prepared by the World Wildlife Fund

see also Mongabay Rainforest profiles:
Palau

Global Biodiversity Information Forum [GBIF] Country Profiles 
Palau

see also GBIF Google Earth Country Links
Palau

Global Environment Facility (GEF) Country Profiles
Use the drop down menu to go to the individual profiles - includes GEF-4 Allocation and Utilization , Approved Projects and Projects Under Preparation

Integrated Water Resource Management Profiles [SOPAC]
Palau

Invasive Species : Country Profiles [ISSG]
Palau

see also PIER reports on invasive species in Pacific islands:
Micronesia (all) , Palau (2002); - update - 2008

see also NBII Invasive Species information Node profiles
Palau

Land-based pollutants inventory for the South Pacific region: Part 2: Regional summary and country profiles [SPREP] (1993; 19mb)

Laws and legislation

SPREP National Laws and Legislation clearinghouse
Palau

see also 'Legislative reviews' in Country Reports (below)

Mangrove and Wetlands Profiles [ *from Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Workshop on Mangrove Wetlands Protection and Sustainable Use . SPREP, 2002.]
Palau (2002; 203kb)

see also: A Directory of Wetlands in Oceania [1993]
see alsoWetlands of the Pacific Island Region (2008; 882kb)
see alsoIWMI Global Wetlands - Interactive Web Map Server - includes countries of Oceania 
see alsoWetlands in Oceania - country profiles and wetlands information [UNEP-WCMC] - Palau

Marine Resource Profiles
Palau (1991)

see also:

State of Coral Reef Systems
Palau (2005; 1.37mb), Palau (2008; 3.4mb)

see also:

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2008 (2008)

The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States:2005 (2005; 5.47mb)

see also:

State of the marine environment in the South Pacific Region (1990; 3.48mb)

see also:

Reefbase Country Profiles (coral reefs, reef fish, biodiversity)
Palau

see also GIS data for corals in the Pacific from Reefbase browse by country and reef profile
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific from Reefbase - browse by country and ecosystem

see also:

NOAA's Coral Reef Information System - Pacific profiles
Palau

MPA Global Profiles (marine protected areas database)
Palau

Mapservers containing country level data on land utilisation, forestry, minerals etc.
Palau

National Communications Support Programme [Climate] Profiles [UNDP]
Palau

Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum Country Data:
Palau

Pacific Regional information System - PRISM [SPC]
Environmental and Climate Statistics 
Palau

Political Reviews [Contemporary Pacific]
Palau

 

Protected Areas

Pacific Islands Protected Areas Portal (NEW)

Protected Planet - Search the World Database on Protected Areas
Protected area profiles in Palau

Reefbase GIS data for marine protected areas in Palau
see also GIS data for marine protected areas in the Pacific - browse by country and ecosystem

SocMon profiles (Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management ) - Pacific

SPC Country Profiles:
Palau

see also SPC Joint Country Strategies

SPREP Country Profiles: Exchange of Information by Members at SPREP Annual Meetings:
- Exchamge of information by Members on National Developments related to Natural Resource Management Priority of the Action Plan [2007]

see Agenda Item 6.1: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 18th SPREP Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 11th to 14th September 2007

- Exchange of information by Members on national developments related to Pollution Prevention priority of the SPREP Action Plan [2008]
see Agenda Item 8.6: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the19th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia on 8–12 September 2008

- Exchange of Information by Members on National Developments Related to the Climate Change Focus Area of the SPREP Action Plan [2009]
see Agenda Item 11.2: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 20th SPREP Annual Meeting of Officials in Apia, Samoa on 17 - 20 November 2009

- Exchange of Information by Members on Year of Biodiversity [2010]
see Agenda Item 11.3: Country Profiles of the Report and record of the 21st SPREP Meeting of Officials in Madang, Papua New Guinea on 6-10 September 2010
see also individual profiles for: Wallis and Futuna

Sustainable Development Profiles (UN Agenda 21)
Palau

Threatened species: Summary of species on the 2008 IUCN Red List
Palau

UNCCD Country Profiles:
Palau

UNEP Country Profiles [* poorly maintained and little information available]
Palau

Water Data Country Profiles [USGS]
Palau

Water Resource Profiles [SOPAC - Pacific water - http://www.pacificwater.org/]
Palau

WHO Environmental Health Profiles 
Palau

World Bank Country Profiles [country summary / statistics]
Palau / Palau

World Bank Environment indicators
Palau

World Factbook Country Profiles [CIA]
Palau

World Ocean Database 2005 [NOAA]
Geographically sorted data for the Pacific Ocean [datasets]

see also Environmental indicators: South Pacific (UNEP: 2004; 6.23mb)
see also Polynesia / Micronesia Biodiversity Hotspot Ecosystem Profile (2007; 1.16mb)

see also Paciifc Biodiversity Information Forum website and databases

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

Micronesia Challenge

Micronesian Seminar

Palau govt. ; Palau Biodiversity ClearinghouseDivision of Fish and Wildlife Protection ; PALARISsee 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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