Palau

Palau (/pəˈlaʊ/, historically Belau or Pelew), officially the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Beluu er a Belau), is an island country with a population of 17,948 on 465 km2, located in the western Pacific Ocean. It contains approximately 250 islands, which form the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. The most populous of these is Koror. The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby island of Babeldaob, in Melekeok State. Palau shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from the Philippines and sustained a Negrito population until around 900 years ago.(Source: DBpedia)

JIRCAS Report

Republic of Palau’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Visits JIRCAS

Mr. Steven Victor, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment of the Republic of Palau, visited JIRCAS on January 16, 2024, and held discussions with JIRCAS President KOYAMA Osamu and other senior staff.

JIRCAS Workshop on ”Sustainable Resource Management and Environmental Conservation in the Pacific Islands” and Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Physical Hydrology held in Ishigaki

A satellite workshop titled “Sustainable Resource Management and Environmental Conservation in the Pacific Islands” was organized by JIRCAS and held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Physical Hydrology (JSPH) at the Nobumoto Ohama Memorial Hall in Ishigaki, Okinawa, on November 16, 2018.

Publication

Preface

Patrick U. Tellei, Agriculture in Palau. , 2- 3 ( )

agriculture_in_palau-_2-3.pdf1.32 MB

Foreword

KARASAWA Akira, Agriculture in Palau. , 4- 5 ( )

agriculture_in_palau-_4-5.pdf1.52 MB

Contents

, Agriculture in Palau. , 6- 7 ( )

agriculture_in_palau-_6-7.pdf1.76 MB

Introduction

Takeshi Watanabe, Ann Hillmann Kitalong, Agriculture in Palau. , 8- 11 ( )

agriculture_in_palau-_8-11.pdf344.63 KB

Chapter 1: Ecology in Palau

Christopher Kitalong, David Mason, Agriculture in Palau. , 12- 22 ( )

agriculture_in_palau-_12-22.pdf1.09 MB

Events

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