A huge marine reserve in the Pacific will protect rich tourists rather than fish

Palau is a sovereign state with a UN vote... In 2015 the country designated 80% of its territorial waters " an area roughly the size of Spain " as a National Marine Sanctuary. In the "Bul", as the sanctuary is known locally, commercial fishing is off limits. The reserve has attracted many of the world's largest conservation and development NGOs. It has received more than US$90m in pledges, mostly from corporate donors, charitable trusts and government agencies in Australia, Japan and the US.Click on the link below to read the full article.