NREM alumna Flavia da Silva, project management specialist for USAID/Timor-Leste, recently led an Ocean Talk at the Our Oceans Conference 2018 along with Timor-Leste Secretary of State for the Environment Demitrio do Amaral de Carvalho. Flavia (right) explained, “Our Oceans Conference was an excellent opportunity for USAID/Timor-Leste to highlight its work on the protection of Timor-Leste’s marine biodiversity." 

There are a couple of different ways to see the Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds performed by the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra…and you know you want to! Attend the ‘Ohana Concert for the public on November 14 at 7 p.m. or volunteer to help with the student concerts for grades 4–12 that will be held on Wednesday, October 31, and Thursday, November 1.

ROD education and outreach specialist Corie Yanger (NREM) was a significant contributor to the ‘Ōhi‘a Love Festival, hosted by UH and DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife on the Big Island. ROD, or Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, is a fungal disease that has killed off hundreds of thousands of acres of native ‘ōhi‘a forests on the island.

The next NREM seminar, on Wednesday, October 24, will feature Dr. Leah Bremer, an assistant specialist at the UH Economic Research Organization and Water Resources Research Center (UHERO). It will be held from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. in St. John 011. Dr. Bremer will discuss the impacts of water funds and payment for ecosystem services programs in the Andes and watersheds of Hawai‘i and how their implementation can create more durable and equitable outcomes. Her research focuses on stakeholder-driven interdisciplinary research and the multiple benefits of watershed conservation and management.

Grad student Hunter Heaivilin (NREM) will be the next presenter at the weekly Seminar Series on Climate Change Adaptation presented by UH Manoa’s Institute for Sustainability and Resilience. He will speak on “Assessment of Climate Change Impact to Hawaii Crops” on October 22, from 12 to 1:20 p.m. (lunch starts at noon, the presentation at 12:15) at the iLab (Building 37).