The University of Guam has announced 12 new participants for the Guam Green Growth Kupu Conservation Corps, marking its expansion into a six-month program that offers enhanced training and benefits.

The new cohort was introduced by the UOG Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant on Monday, March 31, at the UOG Global Learning and Engagement Building.

Over the next six months, the new G3 Kupu Conservation Corps members will receive comprehensive training and hands-on experience in various sustainability areas connected to Guam’s green economy. These areas include agriculture and aquaculture, island beautification, invasive species removal, reforestation, circular economy practices, recycling, and renewable energy.

UOG President Anita Borja Enriquez, DBA, called the new cohort, “the future leaders of Guam’s environmental movement.”

“You will gain valuable knowledge, background, and experiences that will ultimately be passed forward and appreciated through this movement for a more sustainable island,” Enriquez added.

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, who co-chairs the G3 initiative with Enriquez, also emphasized the importance of having a new cohort participate in the program. “We need people who are very conscious minded of conservation, of sustainability. Because that’s how we can continue our quality of life that we so much deserve.”

Here are the new members of the G3 Kupu Conservation Corps:

Christian Arriola

Curtis-Robert Bukikosa

Joshua Cepeda

Marrae Cruz

Audree Justine Amuan James-Perez

Mi’yah Max

Eyana Pereda

Matthew Pangelinan

Nicolas Quinata

John Reynold

John Rushworth

Gideon Tyquiengco