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Ncherchelngael Island, Palau. photo - belau guardians at change.com website
February 27, 2020
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Can the proposed resort at the ngerchelngael island with the Koror State's Rock Islands Southern Lagoon endanger RISLs UNESCO world heritage designation and will it adversely affect the integrity of the Rock Islands ecological and cultural value? Will it prevent access of communities to marine resources and freshwater resources on the islands? These are the questions and issues raised both at the public hearing and through online petitions circulating to stop the rezoning of the island from a conservation zone to a resort center zone.

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