Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
1910 East-West Road Sherman 101
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7530
Fax: (808) 956-6539
Email: nrem@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Departmental Chair:
Dr. Carl I. Evensen
Graduate Chair:
Dr. Catherine Chan-Halbrendt
Undergraduate Chair:
Dr. Carol Ferguson

Chair's Welcome Message

I welcome you to the Home Page of the Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Management (NREM). The mission of NREM within CTAHR and the University of Hawaii is an important one locally, nationally, and globally. This is because maintaining a productive, stable resource base and a sustainable environment is a challenge nearly everywhere, and especially in fragile tropical areas. Ever-increasing population pressures often trigger the decreasing availability of land wand water resources, shrinking biological diversity, and accelerating environmental degradation. Fortunately, scientific knowledge allows us to make rational decisions for the sound use and protective management of valuable natural resources. Our instructional, research and outreach programs emphasize the science and management of natural resources and their links to environmental quality. Science-based resource management is essential to balancing human needs with protection of the environment. In addition, we have learned that effective formulation and implementation of improved technology require multidisciplinary expertise from physical, biological, and social sciences. NREM is poised to meet these challenges because it is a truly multidisciplinary department.

Hawaii is blessed by highly diverse natural and human resources. Our programs offer wonderful opportunities for scientific inquiry, learning, and outreach on the factors and processes that must be understood and addressed for the benefit of all citizens.

Carl I. Evensen, Ph.D.
NREM Departmental Chair