Palau & Caroline Tropical Islands (OC8) Palau & Caroline Tropical Islands (OC8) Palau & Caroline Tropical Islands (OC8)

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Palau & Caroline Tropical Islands bioregion

The bioregion’s land area is provided in units of 1,000 hectares. The conservation target is the combined Global Safety Net (GSN1) areas for the component ecoregions. The protection level indicates the percentage of the GSN goal that is currently protected on a scale of 0-10. N/A means data is not available at this time.

  • 114
    Total Land Area (1000 ha)
  • 3
    Number of Ecoregions
  • 88%
    Protection Target
  • 1
    Protection Level

The Palau & Caroline Tropical Islands bioregion is located in the Oceania realm and contains three ecoregions – Carolines Tropical Moist Forests [1], Palau Tropical Moist Forests [2], Yap Tropical Dry Forests [3] – totaling approximately 114 thousand hectares of land area.

The Palau & Caroline Tropical Islands bioregion is located in the Oceania realm and contains three ecoregions: Carolines Tropical Moist Forests [1], Palau Tropical Moist Forests[2], and Yap Tropical Dry Forests [3].

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