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The overall objective of the community consultations is to gather basic key information on resource uses in Palau. One of the most direct means of collecting that information is to ask the resource users themselves. They are the people who have first-hand knowledge of the local uses and current state of many of the terrestrial and marine resources in the country.

This Strategic Plan outlines proposed activities of the Palau Conservation Society (PCS) over the next six years (2010?2015). PCS is a nongovernmental organization working in Palau, a land of diverse beauty and growing challenges. With a 15?year history, PCS is a premier environmental organization in Palau and the only one taking a full ecosystem approach to conservation at the community level. This 2010?2015 Plan builds on PCS’s 15?year history but focuses on new challenges.

This report is the product of a consultative process that was initiated to share and discuss issues of sea turtle management in the Republic of Palau. The apparent decline of sea turtle populations in Palau has been a concern for many years. Several reviews conducted over the past decade make recommendations to improve Palau's turtle management regimes and to promote the recovery of locally existing turtle species. Recent consultations with various stakeholder groups were designed to explore these management issues and begin a process of information-sharing regarding the status of sea turtle populations in Palau. These results are hereby made available for the consideration of Palau's general public and decision makers.