October 6th , 2025
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Forum, Room 316
Pacific Island nations are the crossroads of multiple competing dilemmas. From geopolitical strategic competition to the best pathways for sustainable and resilient communities, states like French Polynesia are grappling with ways to balance global demand for marine resources in their sovereign waters with local stewardship and conservation. President Moetai Brotherson of French Polynesia will discuss the approach his government is taking to navigate the dilemmas of deep-sea mining and other resource issues as they strive…
Together with colleagues at CIESIN & Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, AC4 Director, Dr. Joshua D. Fisher, combined large N social surveys with earth observation data to examine the influence of protected areas and nature conservation on household wellbeing. By using machine learning approaches they calculated the influence of proximity to a protected area on a novel multidimensional index of wellbeing, and further examined how other factors (conflict exposure, perceived security, exposure to natural hazards, land cover change, local and regional governance, etc) influence wellbeing performance…
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