{"id":199575,"date":"2024-06-19T10:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T20:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=199575"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:31:55","slug":"forsee-fellowship-keral-scheffler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/19\/forsee-fellowship-keral-scheffler\/","title":{"rendered":"2 糖心视频<\/abbr> faculty awarded fellowship for global environmental leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Keral with students doing fieldwork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Editor’s note<\/strong>: The federal government withdrew grant funding for this research in 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n

Two University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> faculty are being recognized for their work on addressing how environmental policies related to climate change impact a range of populations, particularly Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n

Poonam Keral, a faculty member of the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a>, and Pamela Scheffler, a professor of Geography, Biology and Environmental Science at Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a>, have been awarded the 2024–25 Forest Service Overseas Environmental Experience (FORSEE<\/abbr>) faculty fellowship. Of the six faculty chosen for this fellowship nationally, two are from the 糖心视频 System.<\/p>\n

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From left: Pamela Scheffler and Poonam Keral.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This highly competitive program will offer Keral and Scheffler an opportunity to engage in field experiences across Botswana, Mexico, India and Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n

“I was incredibly honored to learn I was selected for this prestigious fellowship,” said Keral, of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management<\/a> (NREM<\/abbr>). “It will allow me to delve deeper into critical issues like resource equity, access to natural resources for communities, and how environmental justice is unfolding around the world.”<\/p>\n

“I am looking forward to adding content that I learn during this fellowship year into the courses that I will teach next year and beyond, teaching what I learn to the next generation,” said Scheffler, who is also a two-time Fulbright recipient<\/a>. “I believe that working on this fellowship with Dr. Poonam Keral will allow us to expand that pathway, encouraging more of our local students to study for higher degrees at Mānoa.”<\/p>\n

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Scheffler with students doing fieldwork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The research will focus on gender equity, community-based resource management and global conservation efforts. Keral and Scheffler envision cultivating a network of global environmental professionals. By collaborating with local and international experts, they endeavor to provide research opportunities, fieldwork initiatives, and exchange programs for students and faculty.<\/p>\n

“I plan to develop a new NREM<\/abbr> course based on these learnings,” Keral said. “This course could potentially lead to international internships and study opportunities for our students, fostering collaboration with communities and agencies worldwide. Additionally, a co-created podcast with local populations, leaders and officials will bring real-world experiences and a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of global environmental issues to our students.”<\/p>\n

“I believe that the connections we make through this program will lead to interesting results for us and others in the 糖心视频<\/abbr> System,” said Scheffler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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