Is Palau's marine reserve as good as it sounds – or a route to luxury tourism?
Two years ago, the tiny Pacific nation of Palau received international praise for creating one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world.
But enforcing what is, in effect, a vast no-fishing zone the size of California is throwing up considerable challenges.
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