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Previous Next Guam Green Growth invites volunteers to weekly roadside cleanups  The Guam Green Growth (G3) Conservation Corps continued its weekly island beautification schedule today with a roadside cleanup along Marine Corps Drive in Dededo. The community is invited every Friday to join the group’s cleanup effort, which will be in Barrigada next Friday and in a different village every week throughout the five-month program.    The G3 Conservation Corps is a five-month workforce development program launched last month under the Guam Green Growth initiative, which is being facilitated by the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability in cooperation with

UOG CIS joins global islands partnership addressing climate change U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says the US government supports the Local2030 Islands Network.  The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability (UOG CIS) is proud to support an initiative that links Guam and other small island communities and nations in a partnership focused on advancing climate action and other UN Sustainable Development Goals.   Guam, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico are part of the Local2030 Islands Network — the world’s first global, island-led initiative of its kind. Other island members and partners include the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Bonaire, Ireland, and the UN Foundation.  As part of the network,

Guam Green Growth launches G3 Conservation Corps What do a retired corrections officer, a former journalist, a teacher, and an indigenous artist have in common? They are all part of the first cohort of G3 Conservation Corps members of the Guam Green Growth (G3) initiative.   The University of Guam announced the 12 members of the G3 Conservation Corps at a program orientation last Wednesday at UOG. Following the orientation, the group participated in its first village cleanup in Mangilao.  Last month, the university embarked on an island-wide recruitment process for the program. The program received hundreds of applicants, and 12 were selected

Feature: Have You Met… Lauren? Since its inception in 2019, Guam Green Growth has been an advocate for change and sustainability on Guam. Over the years, the initiative has expanded with the inclusion of innovative programs, new focuses, and numerous opportunities for people to do their part to help Guam get on the track to sustainability.   Lauren Swaddell has been a big contributing member of the Guam Green Growth team and has huge hopes for what the group can accomplish in the years ahead.   Armed with the knowledge and wisdom gained from working in sustainability for over a decade, and an unrivaled passion for her home island, Swaddell is poised to be a driving force in Guam’s future for years to come.  Have You Met Lauren?  After growing up and living on Guam

Our View: Kudos to mayors who committed to fight poverty, hunger From The Pacific Daily News Guam is renowned for its generosity and hospitality, especially when it comes to the sharing of food. A common refrain is “come eat.”  We encourage going back for seconds and thirds. We implore our guests to balutan, to take food home with them. We want to ensure everyone is well fed. And yet it’s a sad reality on Guam that there are many people, including children, who don’t get enough to eat every day and often go hungry. The G3 Commitment Badge Program, part of

Guam Green Growth to hold Listening Sessions