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Chris Balzotti

Adjunct Professor
The Nature Conservancy

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John Burns

Adjunct Professor
University of Hawaii, Hilo

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Rhett Butler

Center Research Scientist
Mongabay.com

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Shawna Foo

Adjunct Professor
University of Sydney

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Atsuko Fukunaga

Adjunct Professor
University of Hawaii, Manoa

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Jamison Gove

Adjunct Professor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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John Kittinger

Adjunct Professor
Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and Conservation International

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Amy Mainzer

Adjunct Professor
The University of Arizona

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Elsa Ordway

Adjunct Professor
University of California-Los Angeles

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Steve Schill

Adjunct Professor
The Nature Conservancy

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Miles Silman

Adjunct Professor
Wake Forest University

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David R. Thompson

Adjunct Professor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

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Carly Wyman

Center Research Scientist
Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems