# Palau Pledge

> A passport pledge reached 97,000 visitors, alongside international coverage.

- Owner: Palau Legacy Project and Republic of Palau
- Kind: Campaign
- Sector: Politics & civic
- Seed date: 2017-12-07
- Milestone date: Week of Dec 18, 2017
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 10 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Political adoption, Platform jump

## Summary

Palau incorporated an environmental pledge into visitor entry procedures and an in-flight film. International travel coverage and a local photo-and-video pledge challenge extended the message beyond the immigration desk.

## Timeline

- 2017-12-06 — President Tommy Remengesau Jr. (Open web) — A presidential directive authorized the Palau Pledge entry stamp from December 7.
- 2017-12-07 — Campaign organizer (Open web) — Palau began using the environmental pledge as its official visitor entry stamp.
- 2017-12-11 — Campaign organizer (Open web) — The tourism authority issued its Japanese-language launch announcement.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/palau-pledge

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Palau Pledge.” Case HIS-01098. Spread Score v1.2: 10/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01098