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Published Date: 07 August 2024

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Palau

Source: World Bank

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Source: Country Reports

Local Industries: tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making

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Source: Britannica

Country Profile

• Palau - Country profile, BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-15446659

• Palau - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Palau

• Palau - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/585/index.html

One of the Leaders of the Country Addressed the General Debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA)

Research Papers and Research Books

• Palau Colin, P. L., & Lindfield, S. J. (2019). Palau. Mesophotic coral ecosystems, 285-299.

• The meanings of work in contemporary Palau: Policy implications of globalization in the Pacific Nero, K. L., Murray, F. B., & Burton, M. L. (2000). The meanings of work in contemporary Palau: Policy implications of globalization in the Pacific. The Contemporary Pacific, 319-348.

• Measuring temperature in coral reef environments: Experience, lessons, and results from Palau Colin, P. L., & Johnston, T. S. (2020). Measuring temperature in coral reef environments: Experience, lessons, and results from Palau. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(9), 680.

• Projecting of wave height and water level on reef-lined coasts due to intensified tropical cyclones and sea level rise in Palau to 2100 Hongo, C., Kurihara, H., & Golbuu, Y. (2018). Projecting of wave height and water level on reef-lined coasts due to intensified tropical cyclones and sea level rise in Palau to 2100. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 18(2), 669-686.

• Deciphering the environmental challenges and advancements of tourism development in Palau Vyas, A., & Stephenson, M. L. (2022). Deciphering the environmental challenges and advancements of tourism development in Palau. In Routledge Handbook on Tourism and Small Island States in the Pacific (pp. 257-268). Routledge.

• Impact of two sequential super typhoons on coral reef communities in Palau Gouezo, M., Golbuu, Y., Van Woesik, R., Rehm, L., Koshiba, S., & Doropoulos, C. (2015). Impact of two sequential super typhoons on coral reef communities in Palau. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 540, 73-85.

• How urbanization enhanced exposure to climate risks in the Pacific: A case study in the Republic of Palau Mason, D., Iida, A., Watanabe, S., Jackson, L. P., & Yokohari, M. (2020). How urbanization enhanced exposure to climate risks in the Pacific: A case study in the Republic of Palau. Environmental Research Letters, 15(11), 114007.

• Ocean warming and the reefs of Palau Colin, P. L. (2018). Ocean warming and the reefs of Palau. Oceanography, 31(2), 126-135.

• Ecotourism, climate change and reef fish consumption in Palau: Benefits, trade-offs and adaptation strategies Wabnitz, C. C., Cisneros-Montemayor, A. M., Hanich, Q., & Ota, Y. (2018). Ecotourism, climate change and reef fish consumption in Palau: Benefits, trade-offs and adaptation strategies. Marine Policy, 88, 323-332.

• Conservation decision-making in Palau: an example of the parallel working of scientific and traditional ecological knowledge Pilbeam, V., van Kerkhoff, L., & Weir, T. (2019). Conservation decision-making in Palau: an example of the parallel working of scientific and traditional ecological knowledge. Environmental management, 64(5), 564-579.

• A decision support tool for the conservation of tropical forest and nearshore environments on Babeldaob Island, Palau Povak, N. A., Giardina, C. P., Hessburg, P. F., Reynolds, K. M., Salter, R. B., Heider, C., ... & MacKenzie, R. (2020). A decision support tool for the conservation of tropical forest and nearshore environments on Babeldaob Island, Palau. Forest Ecology and Management, 476, 118480.

• The Palau legacy pledge: A case study of advertising, tourism, and the protection of the environment Medel, I. L. (2020). The Palau legacy pledge: A case study of advertising, tourism, and the protection of the environment. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, 15(2).

Historical Background and Historical Perspective

• Health effects of modernization in Palau Labarthe, D., Reed, D., Brody, J., & Stallones, R. (1973). Health effects of modernization in Palau. American Journal of Epidemiology, 98(3), 161-174.

• Adapting to Palau Nelson, G. C., Stone, J. H., & Fitzpatrick, S. M. (2015). Adapting to Palau. In The Routledge handbook of bioarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (pp. 530-554). Routledge.

• The Republic of Palau and its compact, 1995–2009 Shuster, D. R. (2009). The Republic of Palau and its compact, 1995–2009. The Journal of Pacific History, 44(3), 325-332.

• History and Geology of Palau Islands SAKAGAMI, S., & HATTA, A. (1990). History and Geology of Palau Islands. Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 99(3), 230-246.

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