Summit Book
Overview
As part of the ten-volume Book Series on the Galapagos Islands (Stephen J. Walsh & Carlos F. Mena, Series Editors), and published by Springer Nature, an edited book will be developed by the invited author and others from the papers and presentations delivered at the World Summit on Island Sustainability.
The Book will be edited by Stephen Walsh (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Carlos Mena (Universidad San Francisco de Quito), Jill Stewart (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), and Juan Pablo Muñoz (University of the Sunshine Coast). The book will feature 20–30 chapters, color graphics, and a forward & preface written by noted experts on island sustainability. The tentative publication date is slated for Spring 2023.
Tentative Book Structure
ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS: CHALLENGES TO SUSTAINABILITY
Guest Editors
Stephen J. Walsh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Carlos F. Mena, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Jill R. Stewart, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Juan Pablo Munoz Perez, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
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, 10thYear 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