Palau Visitors Are Now Required to Sign a Pledge to Respect the Environment

In order to promote environment awareness, the government of Palau now requires visitors to sign an eco-pledge on their passports before being granted a visa upon arrival. The program, known as “Palau Pledge”, is reportedly the first immigration-related reform in the world that is intended to protect the environment. Palau is a small archipelago located in the western side of the Pacific. It has a population of about 20,000, but more than 160,000 tourists visit the island nation each year. On December 6, 2017, Palau President Tommy Remengesau issued a…

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