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Kimberly Burnett

Groundwater sustainability: A review of the interactions between science and policy

Groundwater sustainability: A review of the interactions between science and policy

August 21, 2020

Concerns over groundwater depletion and ecosystem degradation have led to the incorporation of the concept of groundwater sustainability as a groundwater policy instrument in several…

Economic benefits of hydrologic services from watershed protection and restoration

Economic benefits of hydrologic services from watershed protection and restoration

August 17, 2020

Watershed protection and restoration provide a range of benefits including clean and ample water supplies, cultural connection to place, carbon sequestration, and a suite of…

Collaborative research to support urban agriculture in the face of change: The case of the Sumida watercress farm on O‘ahu

Collaborative research to support urban agriculture in the face of change: The case of the Sumida watercress farm on O‘ahu

July 23, 2020

As urban areas expand around the world, there are growing efforts to restore and protect natural and agricultural systems for the multitude of ecosystem services…

Incorporating Historical Spring Discharge Protection into Sustainable Groundwater Management: A Case Study from Pearl Harbor Aquifer, Hawai‘i

Incorporating Historical Spring Discharge Protection into Sustainable Groundwater Management: A Case Study from Pearl Harbor Aquifer, Hawai‘i

July 13, 2020

By Kimberly Burnett, Ahmed Elshall, Christopher Wada, Aida Arik, Aly El-Kadi, Clifford Voss, Jade Delevaux, and Leah Bremer The value of considering a range of…

Publication: Incorporating Historical Spring Discharge Protection Into Sustainable Groundwater Management: A Case Study From Pearl Harbor Aquifer, Hawai‘i

Publication: Incorporating Historical Spring Discharge Protection Into Sustainable Groundwater Management: A Case Study From Pearl Harbor Aquifer, Hawai‘i

July 9, 2020

Groundwater management policy around the world increasingly seeks to protect groundwater-dependent ecosystems and associated human uses and values. This includes uses of ecosystems and agricultural…

Mountain to sea resource management to protect groundwater dependent ecosystems

Mountain to sea resource management to protect groundwater dependent ecosystems

May 15, 2020

By Christopher Wada, Kimberly Burnett, and Sittidaj Ponkijvorasin In Hawai‘i and other parts of the world, native forest and valuable linked natural resources are being…

Positive net benefits for an agricultural import rule designed to protect native Hawaiian forests

Positive net benefits for an agricultural import rule designed to protect native Hawaiian forests

May 12, 2020

Photo by Forest & Kim Starr By Kimberly Burnett and Christopher Wada Since its first documented introduction to Hawai‘i in 2005, the rust fungus Puccinia psidii has…

2019 Paper of the Year in Invasive Plant Science and Management

2019 Paper of the Year in Invasive Plant Science and Management

March 9, 2020

Congratulations to UHERO researchers Kimberly Burnett and Christopher Wada who were part of the team awarded the 2019 Paper of the Year in Invasive Plant…

Evaluating Protection Strategies for an Invasive Plant Species: Miconia calvescens

Evaluating Protection Strategies for an Invasive Plant Species: Miconia calvescens

February 28, 2020

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