The people of Kayangel and the Kayangel Protected Areas Network Five Year Management Plan (2013 to 2018) Photograph by Kevin Davidson Prepared by the Ngedebuul Conservation and Resource Planning Team with assistance from Palau Conservation Society July 2012 Photo by Kevin Davidson Additional support provided by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and the Nature Conservancy Contents Forward ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Endorsement of the Traditional Chiefs........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 A Message from the .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Ngedebuul Conservation and Resource Planning Team .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 I Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Management of the Kayangel Protected Areas Network ................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Management Goals ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 Strategic Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Management Actions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Five Year Plan and Palau Protected Areas Network Criteria ................................................................................................................................ 21 3. Site Description, Activities, and Restrictions .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 3.1 Territorial Waters of Kayangel, Managed Area ................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 Ngeruangel Marine Reserve ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 3.3 Ngkesol Barrier Reef MPA ................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.4 Ngeriungs Bird Sanctuary, a Globally Important Bird Area .................................................................................................................................. 33 3.5 Chermall at Belluu and Ngerusebek Natural Sacred Site Preserves ..................................................................................................................... 35 3.6 Allowable, Restricted, and Prohibited Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 36 4. Parties Responsible for Implementing the Management Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 39 4.1 Management Authority ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.2 Management Personnel ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 4.3 Palau Conservation Consortium: Experts, Cooperation, and Partnerships ......................................................................................................... 41 5. Budget and Sustainable Financing Mechanism .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 5.1 First Year Budget ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 5.2 Five Year Budget Outlook .................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 6. Sustainable Financing ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 7. Capacity Building Plan .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 7.1 Knowledge and Skill-building ............................................................................................................................................................................... 44 7.2 Access to Training ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 45 7.3 Timing and Application of New Skills and Knowledge ......................................................................................................................................... 45 8. Review and Approval Process ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 9. Conflict Resolution ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 10. Legal Authority .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 10.1 State Authority .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 10.2 National Authority ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 11. Background Information ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 11.1 Kayangel Community ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 11.2 Description of the Management Planning Process .............................................................................................................................................. 49 11.3 Conservation Targets ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 11.4 Threats To Targets ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 11.5 Analysis of Conservation Targets and Threats ..................................................................................................................................................... 53 12. Alternative Livelihood Opportunities ........................................................................................................................................................................ 54 12.1 Kayangel Coconut Mill Livelihood Project............................................................................................................................................................ 54 13. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................