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Leah Bremer

Carbon benefits through agroforestry transitions on unmanaged fallow agricultural land in Hawaiʻi

Carbon benefits through agroforestry transitions on unmanaged fallow agricultural land in Hawaiʻi

February 12, 2025

There are growing efforts to incorporate agroforestry into ecosystem service incentive programs. Indigenous and other place-based multi-strata agroforestry systems are important conservation and agricultural strategies,…

Carbon benefits through fallow agricultural land transitions: the case of multi-strata agroforestry in Hawai‘i

Carbon benefits through fallow agricultural land transitions: the case of multi-strata agroforestry in Hawai‘i

September 20, 2024

There are growing efforts to incorporate agroforestry into ecosystem service incentive programs. Indigenous and other place-based multi-strata agroforestry systems are important conservation and agricultural strategies,…

News: Co-Production of Knowledge at Sumida Farm Trains a New Generation of Community-Engaged Scientists

News: Co-Production of Knowledge at Sumida Farm Trains a New Generation of Community-Engaged Scientists

May 13, 2024

A collaboration between the University of Hawai‘i (UH), Hawai‘i Sea Grant, and the fourth generation of Sumida farmers focuses on training a new generation of…

Co-Production of Knowledge at Sumida Farm Trains a New Generation of Community-Engaged Scientists

Co-Production of Knowledge at Sumida Farm Trains a New Generation of Community-Engaged Scientists

May 13, 2024

A collaboration between the University of Hawai‘i (UH), Hawai‘i Sea Grant, and the fourth generation of Sumida farmers focuses on training a new generation of…

Social, economic, and health impacts of the Red Hill fuel spill: preliminary survey results

Social, economic, and health impacts of the Red Hill fuel spill: preliminary survey results

January 18, 2024

By Leah Bremer, Tara Sutton, Ruben Juarez, Nicole Siegal, Nathan DeMaagd *University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), Department of…

Towards more equitable ecosystem investment programs

Towards more equitable ecosystem investment programs

December 19, 2023

UHERO’s Leah Bremer is lead author on Global Water Forum piece focused on improving fairness and durability in ecosystem service incentive programs.

Reducing fire risk and restoring value to fallow agricultural lands

Reducing fire risk and restoring value to fallow agricultural lands

October 23, 2023

This blog was conceived via conversations among UHERO faculty and fellows from diverse backgrounds from environmental economics, ecosystem services, economic diversification, and fire and ecosystems.…

Embedding local values in Payments for Ecosystem Services for transformative change

Embedding local values in Payments for Ecosystem Services for transformative change

October 3, 2023

Abstract: The potential for Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs to integrate nature’s diverse values into decision-making, and thereby support broader transformative change, is of…

After the Maui wildfires: The road ahead.

After the Maui wildfires: The road ahead.

August 31, 2023

By Steven Bond-Smith, Daniela Bond-Smith, Carl Bonham, Leah Bremer, Kim Burnett, Makena Coffman, Peter Fuleky, Byron Gangnes, Rachel Inafuku, Ruben Juarez, Sumner La Croix, Colin…