On a recent trip to Palau U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech announced $5,192,241 to protect coral reefs and natural resources, and combat invasive species like the brown tree snake.

The funding is provided through the Office of Insular Affairs for projects intended to benefit American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau.

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Domenech was in Palau at a U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting.

The projects include: