{"id":365889,"date":"2022-04-07T06:02:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T20:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=365889"},"modified":"2022-04-07T06:02:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T20:02:01","slug":"new-g3-conservation-corps-members-in-motion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/new-g3-conservation-corps-members-in-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"New G3 Conservation Corps members in motion"},"content":{"rendered":"
Members of the second Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps cohort display the United Nations\u2019 17 Sustainable Development Goals during their program orientation on March 14 at the University of Guam in Mangilao. The G3 Conservation Corps is a five-month workforce development program that will prepare 12 selected applicants for Guam\u2019s emerging greeneconomy.\u00a0(UNIVERSITY OF GUAM)\u00a0
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A second cycle of sustainability leaders kicked off their first week under one of the Guam Green Growth initiative\u2019s most highly mobilized programs on March 14 at the University of Guam.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Out of more than 100 applicants, 12 members were selected to participate in the G3 Conservation Corps, entering a workforce development program preparing the island community for the emerging green economy. Over the five-month program, they will partake in various conservation activities to support the resilience of the island and its natural resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new members are Jenelle Aguilar, Rejean Benavente, Johnny Borja, Jacob Concepcion, Remilou Hannigan, Dulce Imbo, Wade Kitalong, Andrea Murer, Ryan Perez, Christopher Quichocho, Hila\u2019an San Nicolas, and Tre Starr.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Workforce development for a green economy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their first week started with an orientation, including remarks from G3 leadership, team-building exercises, tips from a panel of inaugural cohort members, and the recitation of the new Conservation Corps pledge.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The corps members have also completed their first island beautification project: gardening in the colorful cliffside planter boxes on the UOG campus that also display the United Nations\u2019 17 Sustainable Development Goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe corps will bring together hundreds of different members from our community\u2026to do amazing things to move our island forward toward a sustainable future,\u201d said Austin Shelton, G3 Steering Committee co-chairperson and director of the Center for Island Sustainability at the University of Guam, which facilitates the G3 initiative. \u201cAt the same time, the corps will receive valuable workforce training to join the green workforce when they complete the program.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Motivated toward more sustainable living\u00a0<\/p>\n

Borja shared his motivation for joining the corps.\u00a0 \u201cGrowing up on this island, we really [have] a lot of love for our culture and our environment. Seeing some of it deteriorate in our young lives, I feel like it\u2019s really good to be able to set the foundation for the future, to teach better ways, so our island stays beautiful, and we can share it with everyone,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero, G3 Steering Committee chairperson, spoke at the orientation, saying the pandemic has shown how necessary it is for Guam residents to be able to sustain themselves with the island\u2019s resources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to learn as much as you can and send that knowledge out and apply that knowledge out to the community,\u201d she said. \u201c[\u2026] Our island is very fragile. I love our island. I\u2019m sure you all do. We live here. No one else is going to do it but ourselves, and I really appreciate your commitment and your efforts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

In their first few weeks, the members are scheduled to assist with the expansion of the G3 Community Garden in Hag\u00e5t\u00f1a, familiarize with Guam\u2019s waste management and zero waste operations, and partake in regular village revitalization projects.\u00a0
\nThe G3 Conservation Corps is supported by Guam\u2019s Recycling Revolving Fund with approval from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency Board of Directors.\u00a0
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\nAbout G3<\/strong>
\nAligned with the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, the Guam Green Growth initiative, or G3, cultivates an ecosystem for transformative action to achieve a sustainable, prosperous, and equitable future for Guam. The University of Guam facilitates the island-wide initiative in cooperation with the Office of the Governor of Guam and the 100 members of the G3 Working Groups, representing all sectors of society.\u00a0(PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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