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How do you study an island’s reefs, fisheries, and marine resources without first knowing its story? That was the idea behind a weekend session at the University of Guam, where graduate researchers traded lab talk for lessons in CHamoru language, dance, and traditional seafaring practices.
🌏♻️ Showing the world a more sustainable side of Guam!
The Guam Green Growth Circular Economy Makerspace and Innovation Hub joined the Guam Visitors Bureau MegaFam Tour Expo at LeoPalace Resort Guam to share how sustainability, innovation and community can be part of the Guam visitor experience.
The G3 team connected with international travel professionals and showcased the work happening right here in our community—from transforming waste into new products to hands-on education, creative reuse and building Guam’s circular economy.
🌱 Sustainable tourism gives visitors an opportunity to do more than experience our beautiful island—it allows them to learn about, connect with and contribute to the community and environment that make Guam special.
We’re proud to share Guam’s sustainability story with the world! 🌊💚
Ask a fisher about fishing in Guam today, and you may hear a familiar sentiment: it just isn't like it used to be. Trips that once brought home a cooler full of fish may now require more time and effort for a smaller catch. For many, these changes are not abstract scientific observations. They are lived experiences, passed through conversations at the boat ramp, around the dinner table, and among generations of fishers.
When Anthony Hana Cruz’s son was diagnosed with autism, it changed the way he saw the world. Now, that love is carrying an entire island on a 16-hour journey with it.
On Saturday, October 10, Guam will see something it has never seen before: individuals and families walking side by side from the island's northernmost tip to its southern shores in support of autism awareness. The inaugural “Walk Different” event, co-organized by Cruz and Off The Spectrum, will take participants from Andersen Air Force Base to Merizo Pier and Cocos Island, beginning at 12:00 AM and ending at 4:00 PM.
My name is Riyo Anne Reyes and I’m a Research, Education, and Extension Fellowship (REEF) intern assigned to the UOG Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant Science Communication team.
If there’s one thing that has always driven me, it’s my curiosity. I’ve always been the type of person who loves learning about new things. Staying curious about life and accepting the fact that I don’t know everything is one of those things that sustains me. It keeps me interested in the world around me and reminds me that there is always something new to learn.
Even though I
The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant (UOG CIS & Sea Grant) is expanding its Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) initiative with two new grants totaling $550,000 to support watershed education and continued restoration efforts.