Current Projects

Restoration success of Hawaiian dryland forest threatened and endangered species: collaborative research with the Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland Forest. 

Population ecology and conservation of Native Hawaiian mesic forest plants: assessing drivers of population dynamics and regeneration

Population dynamics and conservation of culturally important epiphtyes in a changing climate: collaborative research with Instituto Politécnico Nactional, Oaxaca, México.

Enhancing social-ecological resilience and ecosystem services through restoration of agroforestry systems: collaborative research with Kakoʻo ‘Ōiwi, on O‘ahu.

Management, ecology and conservation of edible and  medicinal species in  Western Ghats, South India: collaborative research with Keystone Foundation (www.keystone-foundation.org) and Ashoka Trust for Ecology and the Environment (ATREE: www.atree.org)

Climate change, biodiversity conservation and social-ecological resilience in Pacific Islands: collaborative research with University of the South Pacific, Fiji, and Wildlife Conservation Society - Fiji.