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El GSC desempeña un papel integral en la Comisión Interinstitucional de Galápagos para el Consumo Responsable de Plásticos

A partir del 2012, el plenario del Consejo de Gobierno del Régimen Especial de Galápagos (CGREG), la instancia gubernamental más alta de Galápagos, votó para implementar las recomendaciones de un estudio realizado por un consultor de la Dirección del Parque Nacional de Galápagos (DPNG) sobre el uso de plásticos desechables en Galápagos, con un enfoque en las fundas de plástico tipo camiseta, para proporcionar la línea de base para un plan de acción para reducir su uso (Díaz, 2011).

La resolución resultante (No. 011-CGREG-2012) declaró que se establecería una comisión interinstitucional para desarrollar un plan de acción y asegurar su implementación. La comisión, formada en 2014, incluía las siguientes instituciones:

  • Secretario técnico de CGREG
  • DPNG
  • Coordinación zonal insular del Ministerio de Turismo.
  • Municipio de San Cristóbal
  • Municipio de Santa Cruz
  • Municipio de Isabela
  • WWF (Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza)
  • USFQ-GAIAS- Galapagos Science Center (GSC)

Desde entonces, el GSC ha informado periódicamente a la Comisión y a los grupos de apoyo sobre los resultados científicos más recientes sobre los efectos de los plásticos marinos en las Islas Galápagos y los océanos del mundo.

Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, investigador residente del GSC, continúa su investigación con el GNPD bajo el permiso de investigación número PC-23-19 emitido por la DPNG. Lee más y explore documentales sobre su trabajo en la pestaña Nuestros Investigadores.

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In 2022, the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) and the broader UNC & USFQ Galapagos Initiative will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. We are proud to announce the World Summit on Island Sustainability scheduled to be held on June 26–30, 2022 at the Galapagos Science Center and the Community Convention Center on San Cristobal Island.

The content of the World Summit will be distributed globally through social media and results documented through papers published in a book written as part of the Galapagos Book Series by Springer Nature and edited by Steve Walsh (UNC) & Carlos Mena (USFQ) as well as Jill Stewart (UNC) and Juan Pablo Muñoz (GSC/USC). The book will be inclusive and accessible by the broader island community including scientists, managers, residents, tourists, and government and non-government organizations.

While the most obvious goal of organizing the World Summit on Island Sustainability is to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the GSC and the UNC-USFQ Galapagos Initiative, other goals will be addressed through special opportunities created as part of our operational planning of the World Summit.

For instance, we seek to elevate and highlight the Galapagos in the island conservation discourse, seeking to interact with other island networks in more obvious and conspicuous ways to benefit the Galapagos Islands, the UNC-USFQ Galapagos Initiative, and the world. We will seize the opportunity to further develop the I2N2 – International Islands Network-of-Networks. Further, we wish to highlight and emphasize multiple visions of a sustainable future for the Galapagos Islands and we cannot do this alone. Therefore, engaging the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Tourism, the Government Council of Galapagos, the Galapagos National Park, and local Galapagos authorities, including government and non-government organizations and local citizen groups, is imperative.

The Galapagos Science Center on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos

Borrowing from Hawaii’s and Guam’s Green Growth Program and the Global Island Partnership, we wish to examine existing global programs that emphasize island sustainability and their incorporation into life, policies, and circumstances in the Galapagos Islands. We will also seek to enhance our connections with the institutional members of our International Galapagos Science Consortium and expand the Consortium through the recruitment of other member institutions. We will also work to benefit islands and their local communities by working with citizen groups as well as important NGOs who seek to improve the natural conditions in the Galapagos and diminish the impact of the human dimension on the future of Galapagos’ ecosystems.

Lastly, we will use the World Summit to benefit UNC & USFQ and our constituencies through a strong and vibrant communication plan about the World Summit, creating corporate relationships as sponsors, identifying funding goals through donors, and benefiting our study abroad program for student engagement in the Galapagos Islands. We plan to develop and issue a Galapagos Sustainability Communique after the World Summit that includes the vision and insights of all its participants for a sustainable Galapagos with applicability to global island settings.

We are eager to hear your perspective and have you join us at the World Summit on Island Sustainability!