1 the Galapagos Islands Can Still Teach the Rest of the World a Lot

1 "The Galapagos Islands can still teach the rest of the world a lot. The lesson that I hope we learn is that now is the time to give the conservation and security of future generations the priority that they deserve" stressed Annan. General secretary of the UN

EMILIO IZQUIERDO (Ecuador): Ecuador gives the highest priority to its environmental defence. It seeks the fullest participation of indigenous people and ethnic minorities in the country's social and economic development. Further, it fosters internal and external mechanisms to strengthen the protection of the practices of indigenous communities related to biodiversity. The Galapagos Islands are negatively affected by population growth and increase of illegal fisheries, as well as natural phenomena. Ecuador considers the protection of the Islands a national priority. The Government works to stimulate civilian participation in all phases of environmental issues.

In that regard, he mentioned that the Member States of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific had, in 2000, signed the Agreement on the Conservation of Living Resources in the HighSea, also known as the Galapagos Agreement. He expressed concern about the transport of hazardous waste through the region, and called for stricter compliance with norms and standards that applied to security.

Ecuador, for example, devoted over 40 per cent of its income to servicing its external debt.

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300 Galapagos Islands ranges protested the firing of the park director because of policcal reasons, and thus the new park ranger, Cepeda, will not care about the ecosystem.

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Saved article mission 1. BioCycle, Apr2003, Vol. 44 Issue 4, p6, 1/9p

After the oil spill in 2001, the Ecuadorian government agreed to work on a plan for a renewable resource for the Galapagos Islands.

Plan calls for cleaner motors for boats, and replacing diesel power with biomass or other renewable sources.

Mission 2. Futurist, May/Jun92, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p6, 1/8p, 1 illustration

97% of Galapagos islands are natural reserves. The population doubled between 1980-1990, and depleted resources, including drinking water.

Economic Development and Cultural Change.Chicago:Jul 2003.Vol.51,Iss.4;pg.977

total number of visitors to the islands increased from 17,500 in 1980 to 71,500 in 2000.23

By creating economic disparities between tourist destinations and the economies that surround them, the expansionary influences of tourism also create pressures for population growth through migration to fill jobs linked directly or indirectly to tourism. Unless migration can be controlled, a 10% increase in tourism stimulates migration by an amount equivalent to 5% of the existing island workforce.

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locals protest when the president vetos bills in 1995

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In 2000, the acting director of the Charles Darwin Research center hijacked Alan Tye’s dingy on his way to work by fisherman upset over quotes on spiny lobsters.

The most serious threat to the Galapagos is species introduced by humans. Hawaii is an example of where we lost much of the species diversity and native habitat due to species introduction. Tourists are instructed not to take food ashore, you can´t camp ashore, you can´t go ashore without a park gude. There is a quarantine on most of the islands, and in spite of that non-native plants and animals are getting in. The land is under the jurisdiction of The Galapagos National Park Service and is a park. The marine areas are a marine reserve.

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Ecuador, for example, devoted over 40 per cent of its income to servicing its external debt.
300 Galapagos Islands ranges protested the firing of the park director because of policcal reasons, and thus the new park ranger, Cepeda, will not care about the ecosystem. Several international scientific and environmental organizations have frozen funding to the park in anticipation of Naula's ouster
After the oil spill in 2001, the Ecuadorian government agreed to work on a plan for a renewabale resource for the Galapagos Islands. Plan calls for cleaner motors for boats, and replacing diesel power with biomass or other renewable sources.
97% of Galapagos islands are natural reserves. The population doubled between 1980-1990, and depleted resources, including drinking water.
total number of visitors to the islands increased from 17,500 in 1980 to 71,500 in 2000.23By creating economic disparities between tourist destinations and the economies that surround them, the expansionary influences of tourism also create pressures for population growth through migration to fill jobs linked directly or indirectly to tourism. Unless migration can be controlled, a 10% increase in tourism stimulates migration by an amount equivalent to 5% of the existing island workforce.
In 2000, the acting director of the Charles Darwin Research center hijacked Alan Tye’s dingy on his way to work by fisherman upset over quotes on spiny lobsters.
In that regard, he mentioned that the Member States of the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific had, in 2000, signed the Agreement on the Conservation of Living Resources in the HighSea, also known as the Galapagos Agreement. He expressed concern about the transport of hazardous waste through the region, and called for stricter compliance with norms and standards that applied to security.
"The Galapagos Islands can still teach the rest of the world a lot. The lesson that I hope we learn is that now is the time to give the conservation and security of future generations the priority that they deserve" stressed Annan. General secretary of the UN
The most serious threat to the Galapagos is species introduced by humans. Hawaii is an example of where we lost much of the species diversity and native habitat due to species introduction.
Tourists are instructed not to take food ashore, you can´t camp ashore, you can´t go ashore without a park gude. There is a quarantine on most of the islands, and in spite of that non-native plants and animals are getting in.
The land is under the jurisdiction of The Galapagos National Park Service and is a park. The marine areas are a marine reserve.
The government easily caves in to what fisherman want – usually a bigger quota on fishing.