Publication: Who Are we Measuring and Modeling for? Supporting Multilevel Decision‐Making in Watershed Management
UHERO and an international partnership, ClimateWise, tackled the question of how hydrological ecosystem service information is actually used in decision making in watershed management programs. Linking hydrological monitoring and modeling efforts to actual user needs increases the relevance and uptake of these studies and has important implications for where researchers should focus their energy. As […]
Read MoreCostly stakeholder participation creates inertia in marine ecosystems
Ecosystems often shift abruptly and dramatically between different regimes in response to human or natural disturbances. When ecosystems tip from one regime to another, the suite of available ecosystem benefits changes, impacting the stakeholders who rely on these benefits. These changes often create some groups who stand to incur large losses if an ecosystem returns […]
Read MoreUHERO EGGS Team Presents On Capitol Hill
March 27 – 29, 2011: Members of the UHERO EGGS team went to Washington DC to present at a symposium and Capitol Hill poster session hosted by the National Science Foundation supported program, SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities). The 2011 Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session theme was “Students as […]
Read MoreUHERO Researchers contribute to Sustainability Science
UHERO is proud to announce the forthcoming Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes edited by UHERO’s own Dr. Jim Roumasset, Dr. Kimberly Burnett, and Dr. Arsenio Balisacan of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Sustainability science integrates traditional interdisciplinary environmental studies with policy science. In this volume authors go beyond the application of scientific knowledge to specific problems and develop new methods for dealing with […]
Read MoreMegan Chock wins Honors Research awards
Megan Chock, an undergraduate intern with UHERO since 2007, won the top award in every category at the UH Honors Spring Research Symposium held Saturday April 24, 2010. Mentored by Dr. Kimberly Burnett, Megan won best Social Sciences Poster, best Social Sciences Oral Presentation, and Best Overall Symposium participant for her research on the economics […]
Read MoreHawaii Statehood Conference
UHERO research will be highlighted at the upcoming Hawaii Statehood Conference. New Horizons for the Next 50 Years A Commemorative Conference will be held Friday, August 21 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Hawai’i Convention Center in Honolulu. For more information visit: http://hawaii.gov/statehood
Read MoreRoundtable on Sustainability Science
A second Roundtable on Sustainability Science was held in Cebu, Philippines on March 28-29, 2009. This is a follow-up to the first roundtable on sustainability science held in November 2006 in Tagaytay, Philippines and the International Conference on Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes in Honolulu, Hawaii in November 2007. SEARCA organized the second roundtable to […]
Read MoreCommunity forums with Representative Lyla Berg
UHERO research associates are contributing to the discussion of Hawaii’s future in a 3-part series of community forums. The forums are held on Wednesdays at Kahala Elementary School from 7-8:30 pm. After each forum, you will find links to the presentations below: March 21, 2007: Asset Building as Economic Development with Dr. Karl Kim, Kimberly […]
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