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CONFLICT RESOLUTION AS A KEY ELEMENT FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH LOCAL PARTICIPATION: THE CASE OF THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS (1)(EN)

Author(s): Jean Brennan

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CASE IDENTIFICATION Country and Region Ecuador, Galápagos Islands Type of Renewable Resource Marine resources are particularly important as regards sustainable development for the local population. The land ecosystems are especially valuable for science and ultimately for the tourism industry. Both the fishery resources and the tourism resources are subject to pressures from the national and international outside markets. The economic crisis besetting mainland Ecuador is reflected in the Galápagos by the constant increase in the number of immigrants.

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