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“Blue carbon” is the carbon stored in mangroves, tidal marshes, and seagrasses. These coastal and marine ecosystems sequester and store large quantities of blue carbon in both the plants and sediment below. In fact, recent research shows that 50% of all carbon in the ocean is stored in coastal habitats, despite taking up on only 2% of ocean area. Which means these ecosystems could be an underutilized yet critical component to battling climate change.
Approximately 90% of Hawaiʻi’s food is imported. There are also barriers to food production that create an uncertain future for the state’s agriculture industry. However, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate student is hoping to plant a new seed and create a more positive future in Hawaiʻi’s quest to become self-sufficient.
Destiny Apilado is pursuing her master’s of environmental management in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM). Under the guidance of Associate Professor Susan Crow, Apilado is part of a team that received a $40-million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to implement sustainable, climate-smart practices and establish stronger markets for locally produced, healthy food and forest products.
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The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) at the University of Hawaii Manoa (UHM) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Biocultural Resource Stewardship. This is a 9-month tenure track position with 50% teaching and 50% research responsibilities, teaching an average of three classes per year. This position is vital to NREM's strategic vision of becoming a department known for weaving multiple knowledge systems for stewardship of natural resources, building leadership in 'aina momona, and revitalizing and reconnecting ecosystems and communities. It is designed to support burgeoning student interest in indigenous approaches to resource stewardship in Hawai'i and UHM's role as a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning in the most foundational area of care of all forms of 'aina. This position reflects understanding that indigenous approaches to stewardship of land and waters underpin climate change adaptation, food security, and restoration and conservation of species and ecosystems towards a pono future.
Position #: 0083740
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Biocultural Resource Stewardship
Best Consideration Date: January 11, 2023
A growing number of local scientists and farmers are focusing on soil for the future of Hawaii’s food system and for the state’s resilience against climate change.
That group has grown to include lawmakers who have introduced a suite of bills this session that directly and indirectly relate to the health of the state’s soils.
Soil’s potential to help address climate change was previously understated, according to a 2017 study. Soil stores about 2,500 gigatons of carbon worldwide, more than three times the amount in the atmosphere and four times what’s in plants and animals.
Many feel that developing better soil in Hawaii is the key to a more self-reliant and sustainable food system
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