Category: Update

UOG takes on new leadership roles in island sustainability The University of Guam’s role as a leader in island sustainability and climate change adaptation continues to expand following new commitments in recent weeks. 1) G3 Working Group Following the UOG Center for Island Sustainability’s August launch of the Guam Green Growth (G3) initiative to educate and encourage the community toward a circular economy, CIS Director Austin J. Shelton has been tasked by Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero through Executive Order 2019-23 to co-chair the G3 Working Group, which will develop a strategy for accelerating locally and culturally effective sustainability solutions to global challenges. The working group will

UOG Center for Island Sustainability receives $10K grant to launch circular economy initiative With the help of a $10,000 grant awarded to the Center for Island Sustainability, the University of Guam is launching the Guam Green Growth (G3) Initiative to contribute to a new green economy for the island. The standard economic model is linear, meaning resources are extracted, turned into products, and then disposed of after use. A circular economy minimizes waste and pollution, keeps materials in use, and regenerates natural systems. The grant will start familiarizing the community with the benefits of transitioning to a circular economy “Accelerating a circular