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Updated on March 5, 2026
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BIOS helps advance resilience partnerships for small islands Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front lines of the climate crisis, facing overlapping threats that jeopardize lives, livelihoods, and sovereignty. Nearly 74 million people live in SIDS,… Read More
Posted on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Vorsino, A.E., Fortini, L.B., Amidon, F.A., et al. (2014). Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants under Current and Future Climates. PLOS One, 9(5), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095427 Summary Invasive plants that modify ecosystems can harm native biodiversity and… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
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Potter K.M., Giardina C., Hughes R.F., Cordell S., Kuegler O., Koch A., & Yuen E. (2023). How invaded are Hawaiian forests? Non-native understory tree dominance signals potential canopy replacement. Landscape Ecology, 38, 3903–3923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01662-6 Summary The Hawaiian Islands… Read More
Updated on November 11, 2024
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Angelo, C.L. and Daehler, C.C. (2012). Upward expansion of fire-adapted grasses along a warming tropical elevation gradient. Ecography, 36, 551-559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07754.x Summary Wildfires in Hawaiʻi have increased in size and frequency over the last 100 years fueled largely by invasive… Read More
Updated on February 23, 2026
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Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds Adapted from the East-West Center Press Release Among the findings of the Fifth US National Climate Assessment, released by the White House, are that climate change in Hawaiʻi… Read More
Updated on August 11, 2025
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Covering all of our accomplishments from June 2022 to May 2023, this year’s Annual Report demonstrates through research, engagement, and impact how we continue to be a leading and trusted program for island climate adaptation solutions. It is… Read More
Updated on August 15, 2025
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In May of 2023, as part of the Pacific RISA project to use natural capital-informed decision making to guide ecosystem-based climate (EBA) adaptation, PI Dr. Kirsten Oleson led her team on a scoping trip to the island of… Read More
Updated on June 9, 2023
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On March 24, Hawaiʻi’s Board of Land and Natural Resources made history by unanimously voting to approve an Environmental Assessment and issuing a “Finding of No Significant Impact” for a mosquito suppression program that is planned for East… Read More
Updated on September 8, 2025
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Coral reefs in Hawai’i are home to a spectacular biodiversity of plant and animal species (many endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago), support a deep-rooted culture of subsistence fishing, provide coastal protection, and are central to tourism and recreational… Read More
Updated on November 15, 2023
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From September 3-11, 2021, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Marseille, France. Held every four years, the WCC is the world’s largest conservation event and environmental decision-making forum,… Read More
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BIOS Helps Advance Resilience Partnerships for Small Islands
Updated on March 5, 2026 by pacrisa
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BIOS helps advance resilience partnerships for small islands Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the front lines of the climate crisis, facing overlapping threats that jeopardize lives, livelihoods, and sovereignty. Nearly 74 million people live in SIDS,… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, News Tags: Bermuda, Hawaii, islands, resilience, small islands
Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants
Posted on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Vorsino, A.E., Fortini, L.B., Amidon, F.A., et al. (2014). Modeling Hawaiian Ecosystem Degradation due to Invasive Plants under Current and Future Climates. PLOS One, 9(5), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095427 Summary Invasive plants that modify ecosystems can harm native biodiversity and… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, Hawaii, invasive species
How invaded are Hawaiian forests?
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Potter K.M., Giardina C., Hughes R.F., Cordell S., Kuegler O., Koch A., & Yuen E. (2023). How invaded are Hawaiian forests? Non-native understory tree dominance signals potential canopy replacement. Landscape Ecology, 38, 3903–3923. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01662-6 Summary The Hawaiian Islands… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, Hawaii, invasive species
Upward expansion of fire-adapted grasses along a warming tropical elevation gradient
Updated on November 11, 2024 by Laura Brewington
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Angelo, C.L. and Daehler, C.C. (2012). Upward expansion of fire-adapted grasses along a warming tropical elevation gradient. Ecography, 36, 551-559. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07754.x Summary Wildfires in Hawaiʻi have increased in size and frequency over the last 100 years fueled largely by invasive… Read More
Category: Projects Tags: climate change, Hawaii, invasive species
Fifth US National Climate Assessment Release
Updated on February 23, 2026 by pacrisa
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Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds Adapted from the East-West Center Press Release Among the findings of the Fifth US National Climate Assessment, released by the White House, are that climate change in Hawaiʻi… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: adaptation, climate, climate change, Climate Change and Health, Hawaii, Pacific
Announcing Pacific RISA’s Latest Annual Report
Updated on August 11, 2025 by Laura Brewington
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Covering all of our accomplishments from June 2022 to May 2023, this year’s Annual Report demonstrates through research, engagement, and impact how we continue to be a leading and trusted program for island climate adaptation solutions. It is… Read More
Category: Blog, General, News Tags: Climate adaptation, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, research
Natural Capital-Informed Decision Making on Kauai
Updated on August 15, 2025 by pacrisa
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In May of 2023, as part of the Pacific RISA project to use natural capital-informed decision making to guide ecosystem-based climate (EBA) adaptation, PI Dr. Kirsten Oleson led her team on a scoping trip to the island of… Read More
Category: Blog Tags: Alakoko fishpond, community, fishpond, Hawaii, Kauai, restoration
Hawaiʻi Makes History for the Birds
Updated on June 9, 2023 by pacrisa
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On March 24, Hawaiʻi’s Board of Land and Natural Resources made history by unanimously voting to approve an Environmental Assessment and issuing a “Finding of No Significant Impact” for a mosquito suppression program that is planned for East… Read More
Category: Blog, Featured News, Features, General, Media, News Tags: biodiversity, climate change, conservation, Hawaii, invasive species
Caring for Hawai’i’s Coral Reefs
Updated on September 8, 2025 by pacrisa
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Coral reefs in Hawai’i are home to a spectacular biodiversity of plant and animal species (many endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago), support a deep-rooted culture of subsistence fishing, provide coastal protection, and are central to tourism and recreational… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: Climate adaptation, climate change, coral, Hawaii, sea-level rise
The IUCN World Conservation Congress: Resilience is in Our Nature
Updated on November 15, 2023 by pacrisa
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From September 3-11, 2021, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Marseille, France. Held every four years, the WCC is the world’s largest conservation event and environmental decision-making forum,… Read More
Category: Blog, General, Media, News Tags: adaptation, climate change, Hawaii, IUCN, Pacific Islands
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