On Wednesday, August 7, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) held a joint community meeting with Ngarchelong and Ngaraard state community members to get their ideas about coral restoration work in Palau and identify potential coral restoration sites in their states. This forms part of a broader collaborative project in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Micronesia and Polynesia and Newcastle University, focused on creating and testing a climate-smart adaptive management framework for coral reefs in Palau. This project aims to collaborate with diverse reef stakeholder groups and scientific advisors to drive community-led reef management. Many local reef users participated in the meeting on Wednesday, contributing their invaluable insights into Palau’s reef conditions.
