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Explore 14 protected areas in Palau, rated across 10 categories

A no-take marine conservation zone on Palau’s northern reef, managed by Ngarchelong State. It protects the most important grouper spawning-aggregation site in the country, where several species migrat

Ebiil Channel

A remote, fully protected atoll and lagoon roughly 550 km southwest of the main Palau islands, managed by Hatohobei State as a PAN marine reserve since 2001. It shelters some of the most pristine cora

Helen Reef

A terrestrial conservation area protecting rainforest, savanna and mangrove wetlands across the highest points of western Babeldaob, which feed important watersheds. It also safeguards sacred cultural

Imeong

A state marine and mangrove conservation network along the Ngaraard coast on eastern Babeldaob, protecting fringing reef flats, lagoon and adjacent mangrove forest. Zoned for both subsistence harvest 

Kerradel

A Ramsar-listed nature reserve on Babeldaob protecting Lake Ngardok, the largest natural freshwater lake in Micronesia, together with its watershed of forest and savanna. The reserve provides critical

Ngardok

A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and conservation area spanning three states on the west coast of Babeldaob. It contains the largest estuary in Micronesia plus extensive mangroves, freshwater marshes, savan

Ngaremeduu

A terrestrial watershed conservation area on Babeldaob protecting the intact pristine forest of Aimeliik State’s largest river, the Ngerderar. It safeguards drinking-water sources and provides refuge 

Ngerderar Watershed

A state-managed bird sanctuary set within Palau's largest contiguous lowland rainforest along the Ngeremeskang River. It harbors around 30 resident bird species including Palauan endemics, with forest

Ngeremeskang

A state marine conservation area in Ngardmau protecting mangroves, reef flat and lagoon habitats, established in 1998 and a core component of the Ongedechuul System of Conservation Areas. It supports 

Ngermasech

A partially submerged atoll and no-take marine reserve northwest of Kayangel, Palau’s northernmost state, first declared by traditional leaders in 1996. The reserve protects coral reefs, seabird and t

Ngeruangel

Also known as the Seventy Islands, this was Palau's first formally protected area, established in 1956. It comprises 37 small raised coral islands and surrounding waters set aside as a strict wildlife

Ngerukewid Islands

A vast fully protected no-take marine reserve covering about 80 percent of Palau's exclusive economic zone, in force since 2020. It safeguards deep-ocean and pelagic ecosystems, sharks, tuna spawning 

Palau National Marine Sanctuary

A UNESCO mixed World Heritage Site of roughly 445 forested limestone karst islands rising from a turquoise lagoon, managed by Koror State. It protects exceptional coral reefs, marine lakes (including 

Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

A no-take marine conservation area off Peleliu, protected by the state since 2001, centered on extensive seagrass beds. It functions as a nursery for juvenile reef fish and shelters sea cucumbers, cla

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