Palau
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25 Mar 2011
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SIDS-L IISD
14 March 2011: A new pilot project using financial incentives to address direct hunting and accidental capture of dugongs was launched in Palau under the 2011 Year of the Dugong campaign. The initiative is led by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). The project aims to foster sustainable and long-term dugong protection by improving the economic livelihoods of local communities, and thereby...
