Engaged Curriculum Grants
A Model for Sustainable Resource Use
Leveraging science and traditional ecological knowledge for environmental education
In Hawaii, ecosystem conservation and sustainable communities are based on indigenous traditions and knowledge. This project pairs Cornell students with students and community members from the Kailapa Community Association, to study ecosystem restoration and monitor how land-based management practices affect life in the sea nearby. The partnership draws on Cornell’s decade of scientific research in the area and the Kailapa community’s centuries of cultural wisdom.
The Team
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Charles Greene, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Louis Derry, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
College of Engineering
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Warren Allmon, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
College of Engineering
- Community partner: The Kohala Center
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.