Foreword

World Summit on Island Sustainability – Ashlan Cousteau, EarthEcho International, USA

II. Preface

Galapagos Science Center & Island Sustainability – Don Hobart, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

III. UNC & USFQ Galapagos Science Center, 10^thYear Anniversary

Connected Places and Social-Ecological Forces that Impact Small Island Sustainability: An Essay – Stephen J. Walsh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Carlos F. Mena, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Founding Co-Directors, Galapagos Science Center, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador

IV. Communique of the World Summit on Island Sustainability

Goals and Objectives of the World Summit on Island Sustainability – Stephen J. Walsh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA & Carlos F. Mena, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

V. Island Ecosystems – Challenges to Sustainability

Globalization and the Challenging Political Economy of Governing (and Researching) Islands in Contemporary Times – Juan Pablo Luna, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Changing Land Use in Island Countries: A Meta Perspective on Effects of Demographic Processes and Tourism – Richard E. Bilsborrow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Pacific Island Perspectives on Invasive Species and Climate Change – Laura Brewington, Arizona State University & the East-West Center, Honolulu, USA; Brad Eichelberger, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Division of Fish and Wildlife; Nicole Reed, Duke University, USA; Elliott Parsons, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA; Heather Kerkering, Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center, USA; Christy Martin, Hawaii Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, USA; Wendy Miles, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USA; Jacques Idechong, Palau Community College; Jeff Burgett, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USA

On-the-Ground Solutions to Help People and Wildlife in a Changing Climate – Nikhil Advani, World Wildlife Fund, USA

VI. Island Ecosystems – Social Sub-Systems

Climate and Health Challenges in Small Island States: Identifying Vulnerability in Water and Food Resources in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – Amanda Thompson, Jill Stewart, Margaret Bentley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Jaime Ocampo & Enrique Teran, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Valeria Ochoa, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia

Improvements in the Galapagos Health System: Telemedicine, Research, and Medical Assistants – Jaime Eduardo Ocampo Trujillo & María Emilia Menoscal Coello, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

Social Issues in the Galapagos Islands: A Participatory and Exploratory Study – Gina Chowa, School of Social Work & Global Social Development Innovations Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Cindy Fraga Rizzo, School of Social Work & Global Social Development Innovations Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Amanda Thompson, Department of Anthropology & Gillings Global School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Margaret Bentley, Department of Nutrition, Gillings Global School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Mimi Chapman, School of Social Work & Global Social Development Innovations Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Towards Increased Island Food System Resilience: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic – Khristopher M. Nicholas & Margaret E. Bentley, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Clare Barrington, Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Amanda L. Thompson, Department of Anthropology and Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Understanding the Impacts of a Natural Disaster: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami – Elizabeth Frankenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Cecep Sumantri, SurveyMETER, Indonesia; Duncan Thomas, Duke University, USA

VII.   Island Ecosystems – Terrestrial Sub-Systems

Unraveling the Interactions between Endemic and Invasive Plant Species in the Galapagos Islands – Maria de Lourdes Torres, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Diego Urquia, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Leonie Moyle & Matt Gibson, Indiana University, USA; Todd Vision & Bryan Reantini, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Galapagos Land Snails and Environmental Sustainability – Stella de la Torre & Isabel Villarruel-Oviedo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

Galapagos Petrels Conservation Helps Everyone in the Islands Towards a Sustainable Future – Leo Zurita-Arthos, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Carolina Proaño, Tierramar Research Group, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; Jonathan Guillen, Naturalist Guide of Galapagos, Ecuador; Sebastian Cruz, Tierramar Research Group, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; David Wiedenfeld, American Bird Conservancy, USA

Impact of Weathering and Mineralogy on the Chemistry of Soils from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos – Xiao-Ming Liu & Heather D. Hanna, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Julia G. Barzyk, Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

Mapping Narratives of Agricultural Land Use Practices in the Galapagos – Francisco Laso & Javier Arce-Nazario, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Land Use and Land Cover Change: Economic and Natural Drivers – Madeline Giefer, Austin Peay State University, USA

VIII.  Island Ecosystems – Marine Sub-Systems

Common Oversights in the Design and Monitoring of Ecosystem-Based Management Plans and the Siting of Marine Protected Areas – Sergio Navarrete, Coastal Marine Research Station, Millenium Nucleus for Ecology and Conservation of Temperate Mesophotic Reefs Ecosystems, Instituto Milenio de Socio-Ecología Costera, Center for Applied Ecology and Sustainability, and Department of Ecology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Christopher M. Aikens, Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Center, CQ University, Australia; M. Isadora Avila-Thieme, Instituto Milenio de Socio-Ecologia Costera, Department of Ecology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Advanced Conservation Strategies, USA; Daniel Valencia, Coastal Marine Research Station, Department of Ecology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Alexandre Genin, Coastal Marine Research Station, Department of Ecology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Stefan Gelcich, Instituto Milenio de Socio-Ecología Costera, Center for Applied Ecology and Sustainability, Department of Ecology,  Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Levels of Upwelling are Important to Consider for Conservation – Michael J Kingsford, Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Australia; Margarita Brandt, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Juan-Manuel Alava, James Cook University, Australia

Ten Years of Wildlife Health and Conservation in the Galapagos, 2013-2022 – Gregory Lewbart, North Carolina State University, USA; Juan Pablo Munoz-Perez, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Diego Paez-Rosas & Carlos Valle, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Daniela Alarcon Ruales, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Maximilian Hirschfeld, James Cook University, Australia; Diane Deresienski, North Carolina State University, USA; Kenneth J. Lohmann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Challenges in the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Islands – Marjorie Riofrio-Lazo, College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Manuel Zetina-Rejón, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México; Gunter Reck, College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Diego Páez-Rosas, College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México

Cetaceans of the Galapagos Archipelago: Species in Constant Change and the Importance of Long-Term Citizen Science – Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, School of Science, Technology & Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Ana Eguiguren, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Canada; Leo Zurita, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Salome Herrera C., College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Eduardo Espinoza, Dirección del Parque Nacional Galápagos, Ecuador; Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, School of Science, Technology & Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Judith Denkinger, College of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Kathy A. Townsend, School of Science, Technology & Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Establishing Comparable Health Baselines for Marine Turtle Populations – Caitlin Elizabeth Smith, Ben Gilby, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Jason van de Merwe, Griffith University, Australia; Kathy A. Townsend, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Island Ecosystems – Interdisciplinary Science for Sustainability

An Agent-Based Model of Household Livelihood Strategies in the Galapagos Islands: Impact of Jobs in Fishing, Fishing Restrictions, and Fishing Deregulation on Household Employment Decisions – Stephen J. Walsh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Carlos Mena, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

The Role for Scientific Collections and Public Museums in Island Conservation – John Dumbacher, California Academy of Sciences & San Francisco State University, USA; Jaime Chaves, San Francisco State University, California Academy of Sciences, USA, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

The Museum Effect: Platforms for Advocacy and Sustainability in Insular Environments – Eric Dorfman, Javan Sutton, Bryan L. Stuart, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, USA

Microgrids: An Opportunity for Sustainable Developments on Islands – Noah Kittner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Island Sustainability: Paths Forward in the Galapagos & Beyond

Island Digital Ecosystem Avatars (IDEA) Consortium: Infrastructure for Democratic Ecological Action – Neil Davies, University of California at Berkeley, Gump South Pacific Research Station, Moorea, French Polynesia

Galapagos Genetic Barcode: A Model for Island Economic Resilience During COVID-19 Pandemic –  Jaime A. Chaves, San Francisco State University, USA;  Camille Bonneaud & Andy Russell, University of Exeter, UK; Carlos F. Mena & Carolina Proaño, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; Diego A. Ortiz, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador;  Marilyn Cruz & Alberto Velez, Agency of Regulation and Control of the Biosecurity and Quarantine for Galapagos, Ecuador; Jen Jones, Galapagos Conservation Trust, UK; Tom Chaigneau, University of Exeter, UK; Diana A. Pazmino, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

Island Innovation: Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics in Galapagos, Ecuador – Jen Jones & Jess Howard, Galapagos Conservation Trust, UK; Tamara Galloway, University of Exeter, UK; Lucia Norris & Sol Espinosa, Galapagos Conservation Trust, UK

From Building Resilience to Adaptive Transformation: Exploring the Rationale for Inclusive Governance in Galapagos – Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari, Amelia A. Bain, Stephanie Crane De Narvaez, University of Edinburgh, UK

The Extinction Market: Reflections on the Possible Future of the Illegal Galapagos Wildlife Trade – Evelyn Vega Barrera, Criminal Procedural Law, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; Diego Quiroga Ferri & Carlos F. Mena, College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador