Community members and stakeholders of Oneisom Chuuk have banded together and created a Locally Managed Area based on local knowledge and scientific knowledge to best manage their marine resources.

Bright Spot on Palau!

In 2003, Palau established a Protected Areas Network (PAN) and Green Fee, a successful approach to integrating conservation efforts with sustainable financing.

The Palau PAN model demonstrates a highly coordinated and multilevel collaboration that enables local communities to manage their protected areas sustainably while also benefitting from national goals and initiatives.

During the 24th Micronesia Island Forum in 2019, the Leaders recognized the success in the first 15 years of the Micronesia Challenge and endorsed the new Micronesia Challenge 2030 goals to effectively manage 50% of marine resources, including the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and 30% of terrestrial resources by 2030. The goal now also includes a larger voice for fisheries management, reducing invasive species, restoring habitats, increasing livelihood opportunities and reducing risks to communities from climate impact in Micronesia.

In 2006, the leaders of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islandsd committed to effectively conserve at least 30% of the near-shore marine resources and 20% of the terrestrial resources across Micronesia by 2020.