What works in Palau
3 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Palau
Palau has invested significantly in digital infrastructure and conservation financing. A $25M submarine fibre-optic cable commissioned in 2017 replaced costly satellite links, delivering more than tenfold capacity increase and enabling nationwide 4G with download speeds up to 72 Mbps for this Pacific nation of roughly 18,000–20,000 people. Since 2018, a $100 statutory Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee paid by every visitor has raised over $13 million (2012–2019) and approximately $7 million in FY2025, funding 88 protected-area staff across 39 marine and terrestrial sites covering more than 1,100 km², though fee revenue covers only around 58% of documented annual management costs. The evidence documents these infrastructure and conservation outcomes but does not quantify broader socioeconomic or environmental impacts beyond capacity metrics and funding flows.
Drawn from: North Pacific Regional Connectivity Investment Project — Palau's Submarine Fibre-Optic Cable · Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee — Palau's Statutory Tourism Levy for Protected Areas · Palau's EDCR Gender, Age and Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Management Training
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +0.644
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +0.45
Governance, certification & transferability +0.31
Documented learning +0.27
Demonstrated reach +0.254
Curator validation +0.25
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Weaknesses
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced -0.095
Transferability / replicability -0.272
Sustainability (ongoing) -0.312
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -0.391
Efficiency -0.517
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -0.519
Effectiveness -0.811
Impact on gender equality -0.827
Evaluated outcomes -0.837
Top good practices here
North Pacific Regional Connectivity Investment Project — Palau's Submarine Fibre-Optic Cable · 92
Pristine Paradise Environmental Fee — Palau's Statutory Tourism Levy for Protected Areas · 40
Palau's EDCR Gender, Age and Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Management Training · 37
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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