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Critical Issues in Galapagos
Galapagos Conservancy (GC) announces the release of the 2009 edition of Critical Issues in Galapagos, a compilation of documents that are having an important impact on policy and conservation management in the archipelago.
According to GC’s President Johannah Barry,
“Over the past several years we have worked hard with out partners in Galapagos to arm conservation managers and policy makers in Ecuador with better information on a range of important issues. Beginning with the 2006-2007 Galapagos Report, and subsequent investments in social science and policy analysis, we have begun to fill some of the information gaps that have represented obstacles to effective conservation in the archipelago.“
The centerpiece of the Critical Issues CD is the second annual Galapagos Report, which was developed jointly by Galapagos Conservancy, the Charles Darwin Foundation, the Galapagos National Park, and the Galapagos National Institute. The Spanish version of the Report was released in Galapagos and Quito in early 2009.
The following are some of the topics discussed in the report. In many cases, the recommendations and conclusions of the authors have strengthened understanding of conservation challenges or are having a tangible effect on management practices:
• Galapagos as a social-ecological system: A new approach to Galapagos conservation
• Factors affecting acceptance of environmental restrictions
• Galapagos bird species and avian diseases
• Reducing the risks from maritime transport
• The current status of the educational system in Galapagos
• Public opinion of institutional performance
• Value of (and factors affecting) the Basic Family Basket in Galapagos
• Gender and women’s rights in Galapagos
• Compliance of the tourism fleet with environmental standards
• Installed capacity in the Galapagos tourism industry
• Impact of ecotourism on wildlife and sessile benthic species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
The 2009 edition of Critical Issues in Galapagos is available online at www.galapagos.org or on CD by request.
For more information, please contact Galapagos Conservancy.
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