National action program to combat land degradation : Republic of Palau

Abstract

The project to develop this National Action Program (NAP) began in December of 2001 when Palau held its first National Awareness Seminar on Combating Land Degradation and Mitigating the Drought Effects in Palau. As a result of this seminar, the Office of Environmental Response and Coordination (OERC) developed a National Report to the UNCCD, which was completed and submitted in April of 2002. As follow up to that National Report, OERC, together with other key stakeholders, have been gathering information, conducting assessments, and analyzing key issues, which have lead to the development of this NAP.