The Republic of Palau Revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2025

Abstract

Palau's NBSAP is a framework that enables us to efficiently and sustainably use our natural resources and biodiversity to meet our development needs today while safeguarding them for future generations. It embraces Palau's commitments to national, regional, and global agreements through the alignment of our environmental intentions with our social and economic interests so that we can truly make headway towards sustainable development for Palau. This framework facilitates actions that strengthen the Palau Protected Areas Network, ensures food security through tried and true measures in coastal resource management, promotes sustainable use of our fragile ecosystems in the delivery of economic enterprises, and advances the integration of traditional ecological knowledge with science to drive decision making in support of biodiversity conservation and its sustainable use.