The East-West Center's Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Fall Cohort of the Pacific Islands Tourism Professional Fellows Program in 2018-2019.Click on the link below for further details.
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.
Tourism is central to economies around the world. The sector generates 10 per cent of the world"s Gross Development Product, 30 per cent of global trade in services, and 1 out of every 10 jobs.
The tourism sector is recognized as the largest global market-based contributor to the financing of protected area systems in many countries... However, most countries currently underuse tourism as a means to contribute towards the financial sustainability of protected areas.
Global coral reef related tourism is one of the most significant examples of nature-based tourism from a single ecosystem. Coral reefs attract foreign and domestic visitors and generate revenues, including foreign exchange earnings, in over 100 countries and territories.