By: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — Women from Melekeok and Aimeliik states are building new pathways to financial independence and environmental stewardship through giant clam farming, launching a training program this January in Melekeok focused on sustainable aquaculture and small-business development. The Giant Clam Aquaculture Farming initiative equips women gleaners and fishers with practical skills […]
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Second round of public hearing for call center project to be held
A second public hearing for the planned call center project in Melekeok State will be conducted at the urging of the state’s residents. Foreign Investment Board Chairperson Fermin Meriang, in an interview, said that the first public hearing for the planned $4-million call center facility for Chinese blockchain insurance company, GT Insurance Inc., was attended […]
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PAN’s Melekeok Conservation Network showcases initiatives at 25th MOE Convention
July 25, 2019– The Protected Areas Network (PAN), as part of the initiative to improve its public relations, had conducted two sessions to inform the public about its initiatives during the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) 25th Annual Education Convention. In both sessions, PAN office communications officer was able to share some history that created PAN […]
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Geo-literacy summer camp held in Melekeok
July 10 – 12, 2019 – Melekeok Conservation Network (MCN) and Melekeok Elementary School (MES) collaborated to establish a Geo-Literacy Summer Camp held at Melekeok Elementary School. There were around 20 participants aged 10-15 who went on arduous and fun journey through numerous geo-literacy activities. Participants visited Ngardok Nature Reserve and Ngermedellim Marine Sanctuary to […]
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Citizen Science Project kick-off event in Ngardok Nature Reserve
Citizen Science for Environmental Protection is an organization that provides tools for the public to observe, photograph, and document local species that would not otherwise be recorded. The purpose of the project in Palau is to engage local citizens through the use of the iNaturalist app on a smart phone in the identification of local […]
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Telecommunication line installed at Ngardok Nature Reserve
Eight years after its establishment, the Ngardok Nature Reserve in Melekeok State has finally installed for the first time a landline and internet connection hence paving way for ease of communication and services. Melekeok Conservation Network (MCN) Program Manager Omar Faustino told Island Times in an interview yesterday that they had long been desiring to […]