Ebiil Society recently wrapped up the Decolonizing Research Class. The goal of this class was to begin to decolonize social science research in Palau, a concept which was discussed at length. The class gave the participants diverse perspectives with presentations from guest speakers and applied a variety of learning goals, such as: Describe differences among common research methodologies Apply Pacific/Palauan […]
Camp Ebiil Two of 2021 included the same activities that were held during the first Camp. This summer, over a hundred youth participated as campers and counsellors in action-packed, educational activities including snorkeling clinic with Clayton Johanes, camping at Ngerkeklau Island, endangered species studies, archaeological studies, snorkeling at Ebiil Channel, cave exploration, sea cucumber and giant clam reseeding, taro farming […]
Ebiil Society recently released the Palau Gender and Natural Resources 2020 National Report. This research will demonstrate how men and women of Palau use natural resources in fishery, aquaculture, agriculture, forestry, and sustainable tourism. The information gathered is intended to inform policy design and planning for development so that we can consider the reliance of our communities on our natural […]
Day 1 at Camp Ebiil II at Ngarkeklau begins with discoveries about endangered species, archaeology, marine debris, and coastal forest restoration.
Part of every good camp is staying overnight at beautiful Ngerkeklau Island. We watched turtles hatch and counted how many made it to the ocean. Then we planted 80 giant clam seedlings in Bengall as part of this once a famous giant clam reef area! Have you ever tried paddle boarding at moon rise, or having a dugong visit […]
Dear Parents; We are having so much fun this week. We learned about water conservation and forestry, explored a cave, visited a waterfall and so much more. I can’t wait to tell you about it on Sunday. Sorry, we can’t tell you more because we are so busy with activities and educational presentations. And at night, we need to get […]
Camp Ebiil begins today with forestry and water conservation. Stay tuned for more highlights throughout the camp week.
Ebiil Society recently released sea cucumber seedlings into the Ollei sea grass area in order to prevent support women fisheries. For more information, view these pages or contact Ebiil Society: Seagrass Ecology Women Fishers
Ebiil Society staff have just returned from the pristine Southwest Islands, where they held a Camp at Tobi and Helen Reef Island with youth from Tobi. This camp gave the young participants the opportunity to study sea birds, turtles and plants, and their role in island ecosystems. They also studied coral reefs and the traditional practices of mesei and melenges- coconut […]
Due to an outpouring of interest in Ebiil Society’s summer camps, a second camp scheduled for July has been opened for registration. Please register early! Camp Ebiil Registration form Code of Conduct Camp Ebiil If you have any questions, please contact Ebiil Society.
