Program

Clients

Year

Faculty Advisors

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Drone shot of surfers in the water

Conservation Gap Analysis and the Business Case for Protecting Surf Ecosystems

2025 MESM Group Project: Conservation Gap Analysis and the Business Case for Protecting Surf Ecosystems

Group Members: Ryan Anderson, Manuela Díaz, Sofia Gutierrez, Miranda Scalzo, Emma Tao

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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Equity & Wildfire Resilience: Recommendations for Inclusive Wildfire Management in Ventura County

Identifying socially vulnerable communities at risk of wildfire and developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan that equitably addresses community needs.

Group Members: Brianna (Bri) Baker, Yvonne Dinh, Elena Ortiz, Alison Sells, Iris Foxfoot

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson

Clients: Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council

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Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Pathway to Self-Funding: A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: California Lobster & Trap Fishermen's Association