Year: 2018
Type: erratum
Abstract: Galápagos is one of the most pristine archipelagos in the world and its conservation relies upon research and sensible management. In recent decades both the interest in, and the needs of, the islands have increased, yet the funds and capacity for necessary research have remained limited. It has become, therefore, increasingly important to identify areas of priority research to assist decision-making in Galápagos conservation. This study identified 50 questions considered priorities for future research and management. The exercise involved the collaboration of policy makers, practitioners and researchers from more than 30 different organisations. Initially, 360 people were consulted to generate 781 questions. An established process of preworkshop voting and three rounds to reduce and reword the questions, followed by a two-day workshop, was used to produce the final 50 questions. The most common issues raised by this list of questions were human population growth, climate change and the impact of invasive alien species. These results have already been used by a range of organisations and politicians and are expected to provide the basis for future research on the islands so that its sustainability may be enhanced.
Source: Pacific Conservation Biology
DOI: 10.1071/pc17053_co
Authors: Arturo Izurieta, Byron Delgado, Nicolas Moity, Monica Calvopiña, Iván Cedeño, Gonzalo Banda-Cruz, Eliecer Cruz, Milton Aguas, Francisco Arroba, Iván Astudillo, Diana Bazurto, Mónica Soria, Stuart Banks, Steve Bayas, Simone Belli, Rafael Bermúdez, Nicolai Boelling, Jimmy Bolaños, Mercy Borbor, Ma. Lorena Brito, Leopoldo Bucheli, Karl Campbell, David Carranza, Jorge Carrión, Maria Casafont, Xavier Castro, Sandra Chamorro, Juan Chávez, David Chicaiza, René Chumbi, Paulina Couenberg, David Cousseau, Marilyn Cruz, Noemí d'Ozouville, Cristina de la Guía, Giorgio de la Torre, Carla Molina Díaz, Jessica Duchicela, Daniel Endara, Vanessa Garcia, Cynthia Gellibert, James Gibbs, Juan Carlos Guzmán, Pippa Heylings, Andrés Iglesias, Juan Carlos Izurieta, Patricia Jaramillo, Asleigh Klingman, Andrew Laurie, Patricia Leon, Jaime Medina, Edison Mendieta, Godfrey Merlen, Carla Montalvo, Edwin Naula, Diego Páez-Rosas, Manuel Peralta, Marcos Peralvo, Mario Piu, José Poma, José Pontón, Mireya Pozo, Daniel Proaño, Mónica Ramos, Ana Rousseaud, Danny Rueda, Pelayo Salinas, Gloria Salmoral, Silvia Saraguro, Débora Simón-Baile, Washington Tapia, Byron Teran, Marilú Valverde, Andrea Vargas, Josué Vega, Wilson Velásquez, Alberto Vélez, Santiago Verdesoto, Hernán G. Villarraga, Fernando Vissioli, Cesar Viteri-Mejía, Lucía Norris-Crespo, Sophia C. Cooke, M. Veronica Toral-Granda, William J. Sutherland
Institutions: Charles Darwin Foundation, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad Regional Amazónica IKIAM, Universidad Yachay Tech, Conservation International, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Galapagos Conservancy, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada del Ecuador, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca, University of Cambridge, Charles Darwin University, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Galapagos Science Center, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2807567848