Service — Prof. Ron Vave | UH Manoa

Editorial Service

Editorial & Advisory Roles

Since August 2025
Subject editor

Ecology and Society
Since August 2024
Editorial board member

The Contemporary Pacific (TCP)
Since May 2024
Associate editor

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (JESS)
Since May 2023
Editorial board member

Indigenous Science Network (ISN)
Since April 2023
Editorial board member

International Social Science Journal (ISSJ)

Peer Review

Journals Served

Ambio journal cover

American Anthropologist journal cover

American Anthropologist

Aquatic Conservation journal cover

Aquatic Conservation

BMC Public Health journal cover

BMC Public Health

Coastal Management journal cover

Coastal Management

Conservation Biology journal cover

Conservation Biology

Ecosystem Services journal cover

Ecosystem Services

Fish and Fisheries journal cover

Fish and Fisheries

Frontiers in Environmental Economics journal cover

Frontiers in Environmental Economics

Frontiers in Marine Science journal cover

Frontiers in Marine Science

Geo: Geography and Environment journal cover

Geo: Geography and Environment

Global Ecology & Conservation journal cover

Global Ecology & Conservation

Global Environmental Change journal cover

Global Environmental Change

Human Ecology journal cover

International Social Science Journal journal cover

International Social Science Journal

Journal of Ethnobiology & Ethnomedicine journal cover

Journal of Ethnobiology & Ethnomedicine

Nature Sustainability journal cover

Nature Sustainability

npj Ocean Sustainability journal cover

npj Ocean Sustainability

Pacific Conservation Biology journal cover

Pacific Conservation Biology

Pacific Studies journal cover

Pacific Studies

People and Nature journal cover

People and Nature

Progress in Oceanography journal cover

Progress in Oceanography

Outreach

Guest Lectures: Online, and In-person

University of Vermont

State University of New York

UC Santa Cruz

University of Bath (UK)

University of Hawaiʻi

External Examination

Thesis & Dissertation Examination

February 2026 Completed

PhD Dissertation: Ecological dynamics of a Pacific island urban reef system: water quality, substrate composition, and coral community structure in Suva, Fiji

University of the South Pacific, Fiji
February 2025 Completed

PhD Dissertation: Trade and distribution of coastal fish in Vanuatu: Understanding system function and implications for livelihoods, food security and governance

University of Wollongong, Australia