Environment of Palau

Environment of Palau

The environment of Palau consists a number of islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

Biota

The avifauna of Palau includes a total of 149 species, of which 10 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 17 are rare or accidental. Three species are globally threatened.

Climate

The Palau government are concerned about the effects of climate change on the island nation. In 2008 Palau requested that the UN Security Council consider protection against rising sea levels due to climate change. [cite web|url=http://www.palauun.org/news_archive.cfm?news_id=189|title=Palau Calls for Security Council Action To Protect Island Nations From Sea-Level Rise|date=2008-02-15|publisher=Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations|accessdate=2008-09-04]

Tommy Remengesau, the president of Palau, has said:

Palau has lost at least one third of its coral reefs due to climate change related weather patterns. We also lost most of our agricultural production due to drought and extreme high tides. These are not theoretical, scientific losses -- they are the losses of our resources and our livelihoods.... For island states, time is not running out. It has run out. And our path may very well be the window to your own future and the future of our planet.

Geography

Palau consists of eight principal islands and more than 250 smaller ones lying roughly 500 miles southeast of the Philippines. The islands of Palau constitute part of the Caroline Islands chain.

ee also

*List of environmental issues

References

External links

* [http://www.palaugov.net/index.html Republic of Palau - National Government]


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