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Natural Capital-Informed Decision Making on Kauai

In May of 2023, as part of the Pacific RISA project to use natural capital-informed decision making to guide ecosystem-based climate (EBA) adaptation, PI Dr. Kirsten Oleson led her team on a scoping trip to the island of… Read More

Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation

The Pacific RISA is excited to announce our new program name! We are now Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation, or – as you already know us – “Pacific RISA” for short. Why make a change? Fifteen… Read More

Hawaiʻi Makes History for the Birds

On March 24, Hawaiʻi’s Board of Land and Natural Resources made history by unanimously voting to approve an Environmental Assessment and issuing a “Finding of No Significant Impact” for a mosquito suppression program that is planned for East… Read More

Climate and Social Justice: Resources

Climate justice and racial justice are inexorably linked. In the United States and globally, the burden of environmental risks and climate impacts have fallen disproportionately on Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. Ignoring past and present racial… Read More