Sustainable Land Management Policy, April 2012.

The Sustainable Land Use Policy of the Republic of Palau sets forth the people of Palau's vision for sustainable land management and a foundation for integrated land use and management. This policy forms the basis for a strategic action plan to ensure that the policy vision becomes a reality. Palau’s vision for Sustainable Land Management is as follows: Sustainable Land Management (SLM) is the wise management of natural and cultural resources to meet changing human needs and benefit the people of Palau while protecting the long-term productive potential and cultural value of these resources for future generations. In order to achieve our goal for sustainable land management, effective protection, management and use of our assets and values, and reduction of threats and constraints, this policy establishes three top priorities and ten comprehensive policy elements.
The policy includes ten comprehensive policy elements: 1. Improve Institutional Arrangements; 2. Increase Capacity for Land Use Planning and SLM; 3. Establish Zoning and Development Guidelines; 4. Strengthen Enforcement Capacity across agencies; 5. Raise Public Awareness; 6. Balance Culture with economic development; 7. Develop and Implement Climate Change Adaptation Strategies; 8. Diversify funding and create revenue stream for SLM; 9. Create Incentives and Economic Opportunities to promote SLM; 10. Actively Participate in International Conventions. Finally, this policy calls for the development of a comprehensive SLM Action Plan to develop and enact these policies and top priorities.