Guåhan/Guam Island Sustainability and Governance Assessment

Award Period
to
Award Amount
$159,753
Agency Name
Lynker Technologies
Award Number
2023-1001-015
PI First Name
Charles
PI Last Name
Lester
MSI People
Area/s of Research
Climate Change Science
Marine Conservation, Policy and Education
Natural Marine Resources
Abstract

The Ocean and Coastal Policy Center at UC Santa Barbara (OCPC) will provide policy research, analysis, writing, and advising and in support of a larger team effort led by Lynker to prepare a Sustainability Plan for the Island of Guåhan/Guam. The primary focus of OCPC work will be on matters of land use, integrated coastal management, governance and law and policy implementation as they relate to achieving a vision for environmental and socio-economic sustainability in Guam in 2050. Work will be performed by Dr. Charles Lester, OCPC director and UCSB researcher.