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Else Demeulenaere, is an associate director of the Center for Island Sustainability and the main botanist in the Guam Restoration of Watersheds initiative\u2014a project that is restoring badland areas and preventing sedimentation from harming the coral reefs in Guam\u2019s waters. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013, she started working at the College for natural and applied sciences where she did forest inventory work and was a coordinator of the Guam plant extinction prevention program. <\/span><\/p>\n

She then moved to CIS in the beginning of 2016 as the associate director for natural resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Else Demeulenaere talks about restoring badland areas in Fouha Bay with PNC reporter, Rebecca Elmore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just resources. It\u2019s people, it’s the culture.\u201d Demeulenaere said \u201cI think it’s important that on Guam we be more self-sustainable and produce our own food.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

As a botanist, Demeulenaere\u2019s main focus is promoting endemic plants on Guam which is a vital aspect of the GROW initiative. She did forest work in Palau, Rota and Yap. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the GROW project, she helps to distinguish which species work well in restoring badlands and when to harvest these species. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to know when and how to collect seeds,\u201d Demeulenaere said. Currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Alaska Faitbanks in collaboration with UOG, she is involved in several restoration projects and research that aim to preserve limestone environments.<\/span><\/p>\n

When she was 15 years old, she became a vegetarian and aspired to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle and has been writing children\u2019s stories since she was 16. She got involved in organizations became active in advocating sustainability and got involved in organizations such as the Environmental Youth Nature Conservation in Belgium and the Clean Clothing Campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Demeulenaere was born and raised in Flanders, Belgium and moved to Guam in 2006 with her husband and two-month-old son. Her husband was hired as a professor at the Marine Lab. She had earned her a master\u2019s degree in Biology and had six years of work experience at the University and Nature Conservation in Belgium. <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the move to a new place and starting up a family she could not keep away from her passions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Within the same year of moving to Guam, Demeulenaere started a community garden project in her backyard. Children would come with their parents and plant all kinds of fruits and vegetables. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI organized weekly meetings and gatherings at my house.\u201d Demeulenaere said. \u201cI always did a story with puppets and everything and taught the kids about natural resources and culture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Else Demeulenaere, is an associate director of the Center for Island Sustainability and the main botanist in the Guam Restoration of Watersheds initiative\u2014a project that is restoring badland areas and preventing sedimentation from harming the coral reefs in Guam\u2019s waters. In 2013, she started working at the College for natural and applied sciences where she … <\/p>\n