Developing tangible solutions to sustainability challenges within our island region.
Guam Green Growth Beautification Recap: Hågat Si Yu’os ma’åse to Mayor Susuico and his team in Hågat for hosting us and assisting. #GuamGreenGrowth #G3ConservationCorps #islandbeautification
RECAP: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps week fourteen and fifteen PLUG IT IN: Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps member Jackie Jones works to re-wire a lighting fixture at John F Kennedy High School. The Group spent the past two weeks replacing fixtures and installing solar panels after lessons on renewable energy. WEEK IN REVIEW: WEEK 14-15 For the last two weeks, our G3 Conservation Corps has been hard at work at JFK High School!They installed 420 solar panels on the gym rooftop and upgraded the fluorescent lighting in some of the classrooms to efficient LED lighting with the JFK maintenance team. In Week
Conservation Corps assists with energy audit to help cut costs at GAIN animal shelter Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps members Joseph Certeza and Alana Chargulauf inspect lighting fixtures while conducting an energy audit at the Guam Animals In Need facility in Yigo. The University of Guam’s Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps participated in a hands-on energy survey of the Guam Animals in Need facility in Yigo under the guidance of Guam Power Authority staff. After completing a basic orientation in September, the G3 Conservation Corps members conducted the energy assessment alongside GPA energy auditors at the Northern facility. The energy survey involved an
Taijeron’s G3 internship will have lasting impact on her future While studying off island in Hawaii, Lauren Taijeron was ready to come home for the summer and put in some internship hours. Little did she know, that two months later, she would be returning to school to start her junior year with more insight, confidence, and a renewed spirit for her people. Taijeron was a Guam Green Growth Summer intern and was assigned to the Commission on Decolonization (COD) in Adelup. The team worked closely with the Department of CHamoru Affairs (DCA) under Director Melvin Won Pat-Borja. Taijeron is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Pacific Island Studies and Political Science at the University of Hawaii (UH), where she says she learns about the Pacific and Oceania in a broader sense which grew
Climate action network expands island partnerships, affirms commitments THE GATHERING: Climate Strong Islands Network Steering Committee member Jason Donofrio from The Ocean Foundation welcomed members to the meeting of the whole. The event was held virtually and produced out of Guam by the UOG Center for Island Sustainability. The Climate Strong Islands Network (CSIN) is growing. As the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and other convenors reported during the 5th biannual gathering on Sept. 23, the network now has over 70 signatories representing a diverse coalition of partners and supporters all over the world. In comparison, when Guam and
Guam Green Growth Beautification Recap: Humåtak Si Yu’os ma’åse to Mayor Quinata and his team in Humåtak for hosting us as we cleaned along the Fouha Trail.#GuamGreenGrowth #G3ConservationCorps #islandbeautification
RESOURCE: NEW NATIONAL NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACED BY U.S. ISLANDS IN BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE SUZANNE MACDONALDPOSTED 2021-09-20 www.islandinstitute.org “Under the weight of climate change impacts—biodiversity loss, debilitating storms, and swallowing seas—islands are not sinking. Strong and resilient, islands are rising.” In solidarity, islands are uniting in common purpose….islands are distant, but they are not alone. Together, Islands Are Rising.” DR. AUSTIN J. SHELTON Director of the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant and Co-Chair of the Climate Strong Islands Network Steering Committee These excerpts from Dr. Austin Shelton, director of the University of Guam Center for Island
UOG G3 Conservation Corps members dig up a portion of land near the Togcha cemetery to remove chain of love tubers from the soil. A member of the UOG G3 Conservation Corps holds a chain of love tendril with pink flowers. The vine was introduced as an ornamental and was first recorded on Guam as early as 1905 by botanist William Safford. Previous Next As part of their training with the University of Guam’s Guam Green Growth initiative, the G3 Conservation Corps members recently participated in an activity from Sept 7 to 10 to clear portions of land overrun by an
Guam Green Growth prepares for Makerspace opening UOG President Thomas Krise and Senior Vice Provost Anita Borja-Enriquez pose with cutting boards that were engraved using a laser cutter from the G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub located in the Chamoru Village. The G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub includes a variety of tools and equipment that will be used to turn waste products into marketable products. Cathleen Moore-Linn, the executive director of the Research Corporation of the University of Guam, holds a pen stand that was created using the laser cutter at the G3 Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation
