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PCS Welcomes Michelle Ngirutang as New Executive Director
KOROR, Palau – Palau Conservation Society (PCS) is pleased to announce the selection of Michelle Ngirutang as its new Executive Director. The selection was made by the PCS Board of Directors on August 2, 2021. Ms. Ngirutang hails from the states of Angaur and Ngaraard. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Her expansive skill sets range from the Hotel and Marketing industries to a leadership role within the U.S. government. A...
Palau Conservation Society Turns 25
Koror, Palau – Twenty five years ago in June of 1994, ten visionaries came together to officially establish Palau’s first, locally-grown conservation non-profit, Palau Conservation Society (PCS). Led by Mr. Noah Idechong, these Palauan men and women understood that Palau would face new opportunities and challenges as it approached independence, as the tourism industry grew, and as the Compact Road was being constructed. Each of the founders had a deep love for their home country and...
Reviving Traditional Croplands to Improve Community Climate Resilience
Reviving Traditional Croplands to Improve Community Climate Resilience …a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), implemented by PCS in partnership with the states of Melekeok, Ngarchelong, and Ngaremlengui. Climate change is impacting Palau’s community assets and ecosystems affecting Palau’s agriculture and threatening taro cultivation, food production and security. Taro is key component for numerous cultural practices including child...
Lucrative Harvest at Ngerubsang Mesei
“Tia kot el rodech meng kmal di mo kall er a blai”. This is the first harvest so it will all be consumed at home, said Ms. Itong Sebaltas she sat at the edge of her Meseior taro patch on Friday, March 9. Itong is one of the 14 women that own and/or cultivate 20 Mesei in Ngerubsang of Melekeok State who are the direct beneficiaries of the USAID funded project implemented by Palau Conservation Society (PCS) entitled Reviving Traditional Croplands to Improve Community Climate...
Palau Farming “Sers” Best Practices Demonstration in Babeldaob
A demonstration workshop in Oikull, Airai conducted by PCS with assistance from soil and farming experts on November 25th, 2017. This video is a product of the project entitled “Reviving Traditional Croplands to Improve Community Climate Resilience” implemented by PCS and funded by USAID. ...
The Winged Ambassadors of Palau
In an effort to help increase awareness of migratory shorebirds in Palau, Palau Conservation Society with support from The BirdLife International, David & Sarah Gordon Community Grant, worked with Lighting Strikes Productions and Palau Bird Records Committee to develop this short film....
New book highlights new endemic Palauan birds and migratory bird species
Koror, Palau – The 2016 edition of The State of Palau’s Birds, a book produced by the Belau National Museum with support from Palau Conservation Society (PCS), is now available. This 7th annual publication is a stunning visual display of a few of the 169 resident and migratory bird species of Palau. This year’s book begins with new research about two birds - the Kiuidukall (Palau Cicada Bird) and Cherosech (Rust-capped Kingfisher). Once thought to be widespread outside Palau, these...