Total Land Area (1000 ha)	46
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)	40
Percent Forest Cover	88
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)	-
Primary Forest, % total forest	-
Other wooded land (1000 ha)	0
Percent other wooded land	0

Palau: Breakdown of forest types, 2010

Primary forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	-	-
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	-	-
Planted Forest (1000 ha \| % of forest area)	-	-

Palau: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010

TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
38	40	40	40
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	n.s.	n.s.	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0.37	0.36	0

Palau: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010

FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
38	40	40	40
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0	0	0
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	0.5	0.53	0.00

Palau: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	-	-	-
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	-	-
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	-	-

Palau: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010

PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990	2000	2005	2010
-	-	-	-
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	-	-
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent) Negative number represents deforestation
	1990-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010
	-	-	-

Palau: Primary designated function (percent)

Production	Protection of soil and water	Conservation of biodiversity	Social services	Multiple use	Other	None or unknown
0	0	0	0	100	0	0

Palau: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)

OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownership	Private ownership	Other
-	-	-

PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
Individuals	Business entities and institutions	Local, indigenous and tribal communities
-	-	-

HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administration	Individuals	Business entities and Institutions	Communities	Other
-	-	-	-	-

Palau: Growing stock in forest

GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
8	190	0	8	-
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)	Per hectare (m3)	Coniferous (million m3)	Broadleaved (million m3)	% commercial species
0	-

Palau: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010

CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (million metric tons)
1990	2000	2005	2010
10	10	11	11
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS (per hectare in tons)
			2000
			264
ANNUAL CHANGE (1 000 t/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	n.s.	n.s.	0
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE (t/ha/yr)
1990	2000	2005	2010
	n.s.	n.s.	0

Palau: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005

FOREST FIRE
1000 ha	% wild fire (not managed burn)
-	-

EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE
Insects	Diseases	Other biotic agents	Abiotic factors	Total (excluding fire)	% of 2005 forest area
-	-	-	-	-	-

Palau: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005

INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
-	-	-	-
WOODFUEL Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
1990	2000	2005	percent of which from forest 2005
-	-	-	-

Palau: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005

Value of removals (million US$)				Value per ha forest (US$)
Industrial roundwood	Woodfuel	NWFP	Total
-	-	-	-	-

Palau: Employment in forestry 1990-2005

TOTAL (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION (1000 full-time employees)
1990	2000	2005
-	-	-

Palau: Forest policy and legal framework 2008

National forest policy (year): No (-)
Sub-national forest policy: Yes
National forest program (year) - status: No (-) -
National forest law (year): No national forest law (-) Sub-national forest law: Yes

Palau: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008

2000		2005		2008
#	% female	#	% female	#	% female
-	-	-	-	-	-

Palau: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005

Forest revenue	Public expenditure (1000 US$)
	Domestic funding		External funding		Total
(1000 US$)	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments	Operational expenditure	Transfer payments
-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Palau: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010

CbD:

UNFCCC:

Kyoto Protocol:

UNCCD:

ITTA:

CITeS:

Ramsar:

World Heritage Convention:

NlbI: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Palau: Environment

Environment - current issues	inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Natural hazards	typhoons (June to December)

Palau: Land use / Resources

Land use (%)	arable land: 8.7% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 86.95% (2001)
Natural resources	forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals

Palau: Economy

Economy - overview:	The economy consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. Business and tourist arrivals numbered 63,000 in 2003. The population enjoys a per capita income twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for the key tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development.
GDP - per capita	$9,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)	1% (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes
GDP - composition by sector (%)	agriculture: NA, industry: NA, services: NA
Industries	tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making
Economic aid - recipient	$155.8 million ; note - the Compact of Free Association with the US, entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994, provides Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years in return for furnishing military facilities
Debt - external	$0 (FY99/00)
Population below poverty line (%)	NA
Labor force - by occupation (%)	agriculture 20%, industry NA, services NA (1990)

Palau: Population / Demographics

Population (July 2005)	20,303
Population growth rate (%) (2005)	1.39%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)	44.3
Percent rural (2003)	31.4%
Median age (years)	total: 31.43 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	2.46 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)	Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census)

[an error occurred while processing this directive]--> Palau: Infrastructure

Telephones - main lines in use	6,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,000 (2002)
Roadways (km)	total: 61 km paved: 36 km unpaved: 25 km

Palau: Health

Life expectancy at birth (years)	total population: 70.14 years male: 66.98 years female: 73.48 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate	14.84 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	NA

Palau : References & Data Sources

Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005

Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)

Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.

Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.

RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site

The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund

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