This study reveals that the artisanal fishing sector along the coastal regions of Ecuador (excluding Galapagos) and Peru faces significant economic losses due to the considerable presence of marine plastic debris which directly impacts productivity.
Este estudio revela que el sector pesquero artesanal del perfil costanero de Ecuador (excluyendo Galápagos) y Perú enfrentan considerables pérdidas económicas a causa de una importante presencia de desechos plásticos marinos que afectan directamente a la productividad.
Este estudio presenta los primeros registros de conectividad entre tortugas carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) en las Islas Galápagos y el Ecuador continental.
This study presents the first records of connectivity between hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Galápagos Islands and mainland Ecuador.
El Proyecto del Microbioma de Scalesia (SMP), establecido bajo la iniciativa Galápagos Barcode, tiene como objetivo caracterizar el microbioma asociado con las especies de Scalesia para informar los esfuerzos de restauración.
Un estudio del género Scalesia revela la evolución planta-microbioma en Galápagos Read More »
El VI Simposio de Investigación y Conservación de Galápagos, evento multidisciplinario que reúne a expertos y a la comunidad, culminó con éxito tras presentar las investigaciones científicas más relevantes realizadas en el archipiélago.
Concluye con éxito el VI Simposio de Investigación y Conservación de Galápagos Read More »
The VI Symposium on Research and Conservation of Galapagos, a multidisciplinary event that brings together experts and the community, concluded successfully after presenting the most relevant scientific research conducted in the archipelago.
VI Galapagos Research and Conservation Symposium: Science and Community Collaboration Read More »
A round-the-world endeavor to sustain the legacy of Charles Darwin brings his great-great-granddaughter to the archipelago to visit with Galapagos Science Center researchers. One of the goals of the DARWIN200 project is to connect young, global conservationists to inspiring research projects where they can study a threatened habitat or an animal or plant that Charles Darwin studied during his famous voyage.
Darwin returns to the Galápagos Read More »
El evento se celebrará el lunes 15 y martes 16 de julio en el Centro de Convenciones Charles Darwin, ubicado en la Isla San Cristóbal.
During March and April 2024, monitoring and scientific research activities.
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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.
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!