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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

Rotary Club of Tumon Bay makes donation in support of Guam Green Growth initiative RCTB President Bonnie Alig presents UOG CIS Director Austin Shelton with a donation towards CIS’ Guam Green Growth initiative. The Rotary Club of Tumon Bay made a donation to the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability in support of the Guam Green Growth imitative at their members meeting earlier this month.    President Bonnie Alig presented Center director Austin Shelton with the donation after he served as the club’s featured speaker.   “Supporting the environment and fostering in sustainability is one of the areas of focus for the

#InTheNews – Island sustainability director lays out G3 achievements By Isaiah Aguon KUAM.COM Guam Green Growth, also known as G3, provided an update on its latest initiatives at its recent steering committee meeting.  It develops tangible solutions to sustainability challenges and contributes to a green economy for the island region.  Dr. Austin Shelton, the director of the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability gave an update on their food security projects. “We have our extension associate David Crisosotomo leading these efforts from our team here at UOG SeaGrant,” he said. “We’ve announced in the past that we were setting up

Our View: The move toward greater sustainability will create more ‘green’ jobs Sustainability has become ever more important in today’s world, and Guam is striving to ensure that it meets the 17 Sustainable Development Goals developed by the United Nations. The goals are an urgent call for action by all countries to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce inequality and spur economic growth while also tackling climate change and working to preserve the environment, according to the UN. The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Guam Green Growth have been leading the charge here and have been making

Search for Guam’s next conservation force underway EnyDennis Dali, left, and Lusech Ngirakesau, Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps members, build wattles on a hillside above the Ugum River on June 30, 2021 in Inalåhan, Guam. G3 Conservation Corps members worked alongside the University of Guam’s Guam Restoration of Watersheds team to implement erosion control measures at the Ugum watershed during the five-month period of the G3 Conservation Corps program. Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps members pick up trash along a coastline on June 25, 2021 in Hagåtña, Guam. G3 hosted a weekly cleanup in each of Guam’s 19 villages