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CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ACTION "Ta adahi i Tano'" Protect our Soil "Ta adahi i Hanom" Protect our Water "Na u Lamåolek I Lina'lå'-ta" Ensure Our Way of Life COMMITMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY PAPER The conference booklet is printed on recyclable ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) paper Participants can choose to download the online pdf version of the booklet Digital screens reduce the use of banners (often used once and then discarded) GIVEWAYS Farm to Table is donating local fruits and vegetables for our conference farmers market. Attendees can pack produce in a brown paper bag Guam Forestry and Soil Resources Division is donating Gausali seedlings for conference participants to plant at home The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (conducted by the Department of Agriculture and managed by Alicja Wiecko and Ricardo Lizama) will donate banana seedlings and orchids The conference bag is made out of recycled plastic bottles Badges will be collected after the conference to reuse next year Prizes for competition winners will come from local artisans and craftsmen T-shirts are available for sale, making it an individual sustainable purchase decision VENUE All conference seminar locations are centralized to reduce participants’ travel distances and time The networking reception will be held on-site as the rest of the conference The Hyatt is located along the beach. Please feel free to take a stroll on the beach at any time: you will relax and reduce your ecological footprint A private room is available for breastfeeding mothers Hyatt Regency Guam is an environmental steward for sustainability. The hotel put forward a set of ambitious targets which you can find at: https://thrive. hyatt.com/content/dam/Minisites/hyattthrive/reports/Environment-2015.pdf FOOD Plastic straws are not available at the conference All table ware is reusable The hotel strives to buy vegetables and fruits from local famers Sustainable local fish is served at the conference’s lunch Due to the large ecological footprint of beef, it will not be served at the conference (high CO2 emission, high water use, deforestation, soil erosion, energy consumption) Attendees are encouraged to only take what2017 you REGIONAL will eat ISLAND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE I 3 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT | UNIVERSITY OF GUAM Office of the President OfficeOffice of the of President the President Hafa Adai! On behalf of the University of Guam, welcome to the 8th Regional Island Sustainability Conference! 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