On February 23, members of Rotary Club of Palau led by President Danka Ledgerwood, along with families, friends, guests, and the Lake Ngardok PAN staff went once again to the PAN site to plant more trees and help with the reforestation of Palau. Our diverse group of 20 people(Palauan, Americans, Filipino’s, Chinese, Europeans and Japanese)set […]
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PAN Awards Scholarship Recipients to Enhance Capacity Building in Sustainable Financing
The Protected Areas Network (PAN) awarded scholarships, through its PAN Scholarship Program, to two Finance Officers, Jun Ushibata from PAN Fund and Nicole D. Maech from PAN Office, two PAN site managers, Omar Faustino from Melekeok Conservation Network, Losii Samsel from Aimeliik System of Conservation Areas and PAN Administrative Officer, Katsumi Abia Soalablai from the […]
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Two States presented Brand-New Boats from PAN to Strengthen its Enforcement Efforts
December 10, 2019– Two PAN States, Ngiwal and Koror State, received two brand new 25-footer, 4 stroke boats with trailers from the Protected Areas Network (PAN) program at small handover ceremony last week. The vessels were procured by PAN for use of both states in implementing their PAN management plans that include monitoring, research, surveillance […]
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PAN financially sound despite drop in tourism
Sixteen years after the Protected Areas Network (PAN) law was enacted, the PAN program has 36 protected sites,both terrestrial and marine, designated within all of the 16 States of Palau. A total of $16 million has been disbursed to the States since 2012 with over $10 million investedby PAN Fund. Over 100 individuals are employed […]
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PAN celebrates 16 years of conservation to educate and raise awareness about our natural and cultural resources.
The Protected Areas Network (PAN) celebrated its 16 years of animal life and environmental conservation work through a conference highlighting all of the 16 states and their work in protected areas including Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The two-day event is held at the Ngara-amayong Cultural Center and will wrap up today with presentation to national leadership. […]
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PAN awarded 20K from MCT
September 2019 – The Protected Areas Network (PAN) Fund was awarded $20,000 from the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) to implement the PAN Unites Project. The goal of this project is to reinforce community engagement and communication strategy for PAN through a series of activities. This project is intended to create momentum for an ongoing program […]