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G3 Makerspace shines through CHamoru Village Night Market

G3 Makerspace shins through CHamoru Village Night Market The Wednesday Night Market has returned and our G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub team is happy to be part of the Chamoru Village familia!   Visit our three houses: the Green Store & Innovation Hub, our Plastics House, and our Makerspace and see all that we have to offer for makers, entrepreneurs, and anyone wanting to start and continue their sustainable journey! The Corps provided outreach by educating attendees on proper waste disposal at the G3 and i*recycle bins and by assisting guests who visited the G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and

May 5, 2022
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G3CC cleans up in Mangilao

G3CC Cleans Up in Mangilao Mangilao Island Beautification Si Yu’os ma’åse’ to Mayor Allan Ungacta, Vice Mayor Kevin Delgado, and their staff at Mangilao MO for hosting our G3 Conservation Corps and G3 team for last week’s island beautification event! On Friday, the team picked up 18 large bags of trash, 2 large bags of aluminum cans to be recycled, and over 10 white good items along Back Road. Join us for more of our island beautification events and help keep Guam clean! Stay tuned for details.

May 5, 2022
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UOG CIS brings Guam Green Growth to Green Night 

UOG CIS brings Guam Green Growth to Green Night At the University of Guam’s Green Night event, the Center for Island Sustainability team highlighted the fun side of the circular economy loop with an activity that featured repurposing discarded materials and green waste into a creative fabric.   The College of Natural & Applied Sciences hosted Green Night on Wednesday, April 20, in celebration of the University’s 50 years as a land-grant institution.   The UOG CIS, Sea Grant, and EPSCoR teams shared information about the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals and distributed SDG stickers and the latest Sea Grant tide chart

April 25, 2022
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 ‘Islands are still rising’: CSIN biannual gathering promotes policy framework, connections for climate change resiliency  

‘Islands are still rising’: CSIN biannual gathering promotes policy framework, connections for climate change resiliency Previous Next Resolute in their undertaking to build communities resilient to the effects of climate change, dozens of representatives across the U.S. islands convened virtually for the sixth Climate Strong Islands Network (CSIN) Biannual Gathering, March 24.    At the core of the agenda was the introduction to and discussions surrounding the CSIN’s National Policy Framework presented by members of the network’s policy team and High Street Strategies, a government relations and consulting firm.    The framework indicated seven key issue areas common to island communities that will

April 25, 2022
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Guam contributes to sustainable future dialogue at Our Oceans Conference

Guam contributes to sustainable future dialogue at Our Oceans Conference Guam’s position as a leader in the worldwide sustainability movement was evident at the Our Oceans Conference in Palau.  The conference hosted by the Republic of Palau and the United States consisted of five days of panel presentations, featured speakers and side events.  The Guam delegation attending the conference consisted of Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, longtime environmental advocate and the Governor’s Chief Advisor for Military and Regional Affairs, former Senator Carlotta Leon Guerrero along with members of the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant and Guam NSF

April 25, 2022
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G3 Conservation Corps starts village beautification projects

G3 Conservation Corps starts village beautification projects The second cohort of the Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps program headed to Yigo on Friday, March 18, to participate in their first island beautification event.  G3 launched the second cohort of the conservation corps program in partnership with the University of Guam, the Office of the Governor and the 36th Guam Legislature.   The G3 Conservation Corps is workforce development program preparing our community for the emerging green economy. For the next five months, the 12 new members are expected to train full-time on various sustainability topics, such as agriculture and aquaculture, invasive

March 30, 2022
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New G3 Conservation Corps members in motion 

New G3 Conservation Corps members in motion Members of the second Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps cohort display the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development goals during their program orientation, March 14, 2022, at the University of Guam in Mangilao. The G3 Conservation Corps is a five-month workforce development program that will prepare 12 selected applicants for Guam’s emerging green economy. Austin Shelton, University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) director and Guam Green Growth (G3) Steering Committee co-chairperson, delivers remarks during an orientation for the second G3 Conservation Corps cohort, March 14, 2022, at UOG in Mangilao. G3 Conservation Corps

March 20, 2022
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UOG CIS director at TEDx Malaysia: ‘Islands are reclaiming its sustainable past’ 

UOG CIS director at TEDx Malaysia: ‘Islands are reclaiming its sustainable past’ Colonialism changed the sustainable and self-sufficient ways of the islands. But islanders are now taking action to build resilience against climate impacts by reducing local environmental stressors and taking action to become more sustainable,” according to Austin Shelton, University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant director, who told the virtual audience at TEDxJA Malaysia.    Shelton, a Junior Achievement Guam alumnus, discussed the concept of “circular economy” as it applies to Guam and the other islands at the “TEDxJAMalaysia Virtual Webinar Countdown: Youth Action for Sphere Sustainability

March 5, 2022
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Guam Green Growth Makerspace and Innovation Hub now open at CHamoru Village  

Guam Green Growth Makerspace and Innovation Hub now open at CHamoru Village Previous Next Entrepreneurs and creators can now transform waste material into marketable products through the Guam Green Growth Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub.   Guam Green Growth and its partners celebrated the grand opening of its G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub on Tuesday, Feb. 15, in three houses at the CHamoru Village in Hagatña.   Designed to support Guam’s emerging green economy, the spaces will allow entrepreneurs to upcycle discarded materials into marketable products using a variety of tools and resources. These spaces also support the island’s effort

February 16, 2022
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