Indigenous practices could assist endangered waterbird recovery
The findings provide useful information in discussions at the federal level to down-list the endangered aeʻo to the level of “threatened.”
Pew fellowship to advance ocean conservation for ecological economist
Assistant Professor Kirsten Oleson will receive $150,000 over three years.
Caffeinated forests? Coffee pulp restores tropical forests in Costa Rica
Coffee pulp eliminated the non-native grasses allowing the native forest to thrive.
Closing Palau fisheries leads to lessons for Pacific
The lesson learned is applicable to Hawaiʻi in that policies to protect the ocean should consider the impact on food systems in order to avoid unintended environmental consequences.
UH team to develop wildfire risk system
The cost of brush fires in Hawaiʻi take its toll and a University of Hawaiʻiteam hopes to create predictive models to better prepare authorities.
Urgent global plea to reduce plastic pollution
The team assessed the impact of three broad management strategies at different levels of effort to estimate plastic emissions by 2030 for 173 countries.
Closing the ‘poop loop’ proven to improve ecosystems
CTAHR researchers found that human waste composting is a full-cycle sanitation solution that increases safety and sustainability.
Effects of Palau fishing restrictions studied
The newly enacted Palau National Marine Sanctuary restrictions are likely to negatively affect the supply of offshore fish, including tuna, in the short term.
UH study suggests how to save rare Haleakalā silverswords
Efforts to restore the population should focus on outplanting new plants in geographic areas with the most favorable climatic conditions.
Study finds geostationary satellites monitor land surfaces more efficiently
A team of researchers, led by a UH Mānoa professor, reported a new-generation geostationary satellite was able to capture the seasonal changes of vegetation in central Japan more accurately than before.
