Benefits

The tourism industry

increased financial
resources to preserve
marine and terrestrial
resources. Tourists must
pay entry fees to visit the
Rock Islands and Jellyfish
Lake (top tourist
destinations), and a green
fee upon departure from
the country that generated
$1.8 million in FY2012
alone. This money is then
used to improving
protection and
management of these
natural areas as well as
designating and
maintaining new ones.
Tourism also leads to
increased employment and
foreign investment, which
can raise the standard of
living for many Palauans
and potentially decrease
more extractive uses of the
local environment. Revenue
generated by Palaus EcoTheme park and other
tourism-related businesses
such as dive shops, hotels,
and restaurants, account

Problems from
tourism:

Palau:
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Problems include illegal dynamite

fishing, inadequate solid waste
disposal facilities in Koror and
extensive sand and coral dredging in
the Palau lagoon. Rising sea
level presents a major
environmental threat. Inundation of
low-lying areas threatens
coastal vegetation, agriculture.

Solution:

Paulus president created a regional

environmental project called
the Micronesia challenge which
conserves 30% of near-shore coastal
waters and 20% of forest land by

Palau is an Island nation in the Pacific

Ocean, commonly referred to as
Micronesia.

Activities:

2020. Palau announced that it would

create the world's first shark
sanctuary and banned all
commercial shark fishing within the
waters of its exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) The sanctuary protects
about 600,000 square kilometres

of ocean. Paulu received the Future

Policy Award because "Palau is a
global leader in protecting marine

Diving
Snorkeling
Water activities
Jellyfish lake
Palau Waterfall
Stone-face
Monoliths
Dolphins Pacific