“There is enough available data now to do a marine spatial planning,” stated Senator Umiich Sengebau, also a former Minister of Natural Resources, Environment & Tourism (MNRET), the ministry that was renamed the Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture & Environment (MAFE) “Marine spatial planning is like land use planning where we layer different information on top […]
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Blue Prosperity Plan bill passed in supplemental budget
House of Delegates passed the Blue Prosperity Plan bill in the FY 2022 Supplemental Budget, amending the Palau National Marine Sanctuary Act with 10 yes and 4 no votes. The bill passed its 3rd and final reading on Sunday night and was transmitted to Senate. It will go through 3 readings in the Senate before […]
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PICRC awarded with a 326,000 USD grant to support implementation of PNMS
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, was awarded with a 326,000 USD grant from Oceans 5—a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)—to support Phase 2 of the project titled The First Nationwide Marine Sanctuary in Palau. In addition to supporting PICRC in the administration, education and outreach of […]
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PICRC awarded with a $40,000 grant to study the benefits of PNMS to human well-being
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) was awarded with a $40,000-dollar grant from the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) on Monday September 16. Titled Understanding human well-being benefits and values of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary, the project aims to understand the positive impact that nature conservation has on human well-being. While most studies focus on economic […]
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Palau moves domestic fishing zone in newly-amended marine sanctuary law
Palau is going the extra mile to accommodate the request of Japan, particularly Okinawa, to fish in in its waters where domestic fishing activities are exclusively allowed during the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) Act in 2020, a law that aims to close 80 percent of its waters for conservation purposes. The […]
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Palau to heed request of Okinawans to continue fishing during PNMS implementation
Palau wants to accommodate the request of Japan to allow fishermen from Okinawa to continue fishing within its waters even after the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) next year, according to President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. Remengesau, who was speaking before the press on May 29 in a weekly conference, said that Japan […]