NOUMEA 08 JUNE 2020 (SPC) —COVID19 has brought the world to a halt. The devastating impact of the global pandemic on people’s lives and the world’s economy is a jarring and historic turning point for all of us but it is also an opportunity to re-think many of our practices. As we mark World Oceans […]
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World Environment Day 2020 – It’s Time for Nature
SUVA, 04 JUNE 2010 (UNDP) —Around the globe there are more than one million plant and animal species on the verge of disappearing forever. The planet is not in good shape because of us. Nature is suffering biodiversity and habitat loss, a rapidly heating climate, and toxic pollution. And the COVID-19 pandemic, which may well […]
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Tree plantings conducted to commemorate Earth Day 2020
In commemoration of Earth Day and to address the issue of the fires that have caused damage to the environment, the Earth Day Committee has banded together to plant trees at Ngatpang and Ngchesar state. Some of the agencies that participated in the activity include: Palau Conservation Society, Environmental Quality Protection Board, Ngatpang State Government, […]
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President mandates environmental sustainability of Palau for all Palauans and generations to come
President Tommy Remengesau Jr. issued a proclamation for 2020 as the “Year of Environmental Action,” to protect our environment as the nest of life. Throughout this year our National Government, and state governments, civic organizations, private sector partners, and individual families throughout our nation will be mandated and encouraged to give a hand to revive, […]