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Tag: Hawaii

Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants

Vorsino, A.E., Fortini, L.B., Amidon, F.A., et al. (2014). Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants under Current and Future Climates. PLOS One, 9(5), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095427 Summary Invasive plants that modify ecosystems can harm native biodiversity and… Read More

How invaded are Hawaiian forests?

Potter K.M., Giardina C., Hughes R.F., Cordell S., Kuegler O., Koch A., & Yuen E. (2023). How invaded are Hawaiian forests? Non-native understory tree dominance signals potential canopy replacement. Landscape Ecology, 38, 3903–3923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01662-6 Summary The Hawaiian Islands… Read More

Upward expansion of fire-adapted grasses along a warming tropical elevation gradient

Angelo, C.L. and Daehler, C.C. (2012). Upward expansion of fire-adapted grasses along a warming tropical elevation gradient. Ecography, 36, 551-559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07754.x Summary Wildfires in Hawaiʻi have increased in size and frequency over the last 100 years fueled largely by invasive… Read More

Fifth US National Climate Assessment Release

Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds Adapted from the East-West Center Press Release at: https://www.eastwestcenter.org/news/news-release/pacific-confronting-growing-climate-change-impacts-official-us-assessment-finds Among the findings of the Fifth US National Climate Assessment, released by the White House, are that climate change… Read More

Announcing Pacific RISA’s Latest Annual Report

Covering all of our accomplishments from June 2022 to May 2023, this year’s Annual Report demonstrates through research, engagement, and impact how we continue to be a leading and trusted program for island climate adaptation solutions. It is… Read More

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

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

Caring for Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

Coral reefs in Hawai’i are home to a spectacular biodiversity of plant and animal species (many endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago), support a deep-rooted culture of subsistence fishing, provide coastal protection, and are central to tourism and recreational… Read More

The IUCN World Conservation Congress: Resilience is in Our Nature

From September 3-11, 2021, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Marseille, France. Held every four years, the WCC is the world’s largest conservation event and environmental decision-making forum,… Read More

Hawaii Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked Highest Among U.S. States

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ja-Rei Wang, jwang@ucsusa.org, 202-331-6943 Nearly Seven in Ten Hawai’i Residents Think Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay For Global Warming Damages, According to New Poll Hawaii Support for Fossil Fuel Company Climate Change Responsibility Ranked… Read More