Notes- 29-Sep-2004

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Notes from class on

Wednesday, 29-Sep-2004

Galapagos Today:

	Fishermen	Scientists	Park Rangers	Ecuadorian Govt
Most Important to Them	preservation of fish as a resource/ or maximize take not in favor of quotas that negatively impact, take, or make their lives more difficult	preserve the natural laboratory Balance between human and non-human concerns not in favor of restrictions on research	higher wages wants others to obey laws (so job easier) educate tourists safety preserve the Environment consistency in policies minimum political interference	money $$ control political oppotunity preserve the environment maintain good internat'l relations

(cont'd)	(Non-fishermen) Inhabitants	Tourists	Tourism Industry	NGO's (non-govt orgs)	GO's (govt org)
Most Important to Them	better standard of living/ economy more tourism keep their homes transportation special status in comparison to tourists no restrictions on getting food and water stability	want to be allowed to visit all the comforts of home cheap full-access take home souveniers interaction with animals aesthetics	money $$ aesthetics happy clientel more clients proper cost/benefit ratio for visitors provide what tourists want and minimize cost	preservation get their money's worth marketable product influential appreciation of varying perspectives	preserve trade relations self-interest of their citizenry influence environmental concerns

What stake-holders are not doing well right now?

Park Rangers
- no safety
- inconsistent policy -> no job security
- ppl don't obey laws
Fishermen
- get fishing quotas ->not maximizing take
- fish aren't being preserved
Scientists
- balance between human and non-human concerns
- lots of restrictions on research
Tourists
- costs too much
- not full access
- can't take home souveniers
Ecuadorian Gov't
- environment not being effectively preserved
- not good internat'l relations
Inhabitants
- No autonomy
- Not stable
Tourism Industry
- Non sustainable
NGO's
- not enough preservation
- not getting their money's worth
- not enough influence
- no appreciation of varying perspectives
GO
- not enough influence

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