Kicking off the WCC with Biocultural Conservation Stories from Pacific Island Youth

Lea Kekuewa, Hawaii - 'A different pair of eyes'

The 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress was kick-started on Tuesday night with the event, “He Pūkoʻa Kani ʻĀina: Biocultural Conservation Stories from Pacific Island Youth”. A group of amazingly talented and passionate young people representing Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Hawaiʻi described the environmental and social changes […]

Preview: The LCC Network at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress

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The IUCN World Conservation Congress will take place on September 1-10, 2016 in Honolulu. Are you attending? Check out the following events to see members of the PICCC and across the LCC Network: LCC Presentations at the IUCN World Conservation Congress Monday 9/5/16 “Tech Corner: Landscape Conservation Cooperatives in Action: A Story Map” Moderator: Laura […]

Job Announcement: Researcher on Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Island Food Systems

Taro (Credit: Christopher Hu, Flickr)

Researcher on Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Island Food Systems Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (CTAHR), and Pacific Island Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC) Purpose: CTAHR and PICCC are collaborating to develop climate-smart agriculture curricula for cooperative extension services and agricultural practitioners […]

Moloka‘i climate change meeting brings together community members, cultural stewards, and environmental scientists

Image: Local residents convened on July 18, 2016 at Kalanianaʻole Hall to discuss the future of Moloka‘i in a changing climate. Guests included Dr. James Jacobi (USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center), Dr. Paul Hosten (National Park Service), Dr. Tom Giambelluca (University of Hawaii Department of Geography), Nancy McPherson (Department of Hawaiian Homelands), Glenn Teves (UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources), Jeannine Rossa (Ecolink Consulting), Dr. Stephanie Dunbar (The Nature Conservancy), and Dr. Bradley Romine (UH Sea Grant).

On the evening of July 18th, 2016, local residents gathered at Kalanianaʻole Hall for a community meeting on climate change and its potential impacts on Moloka‘i. The evening was organized by Ka Honua Momona (KHM), a community-based non-profit organization that works to steward Molokai’s environmental and cultural resources. The event included highlights from a series […]