Presentations!

Ig2-

• politically- make an NGO controlling donations to bribe gov't
• environmental sensors- buoys to collect marine sensors, marine important bcs mass killoff (due to El Nino and overfishing) can drastically change ecosystem
• ideal village- just fix up current one; fishermen get indiv quotas

Ig4- San Cristobal

• ideal village- also just change town; want economic growth (more restaraunts), lure tourists to san cristobal; more education
• environmental sensors- remote sensors; deep-water platforms with sensors connected
• biopreserve- intergrate people;
• involve the community; volunteer; junior rangers
• only large freshwater lake in the islands

Ig3- Santa Cruz and Santiago

• Baltra- small, w/ airport; Santa Cruz- Puerto Ayora ~10k; Darwin Research Center
• Ideal Village- no one there, maybe primitive; lots of different kinds of people
• environmental sensors- start off with simple sensors (geographic, metal, pollutions); then expand, using new wireless connections
• political- 1) cooperation of ecuadorian govt; 2) internal problems; 3) rival NGOs; 4) funding
  • create a UN-like group to watch over islands; Ecuador get weighted opinion

Ig5- Floriana and Espinola

• not heavily inhabited; one practically not have any residents
• ideal village- just educate people and fix lifestyle, no more
  • limit expansion, but leave them there
• environmental sensonrs- remote sensors, reporting to a central station; educate tourists with research
  • geoindicators- design what sensors need to check what
  • planes fly over to watch fishermen; monitor water purity to determine biological processes
  • also have non-moving sensors
• biological preservation- only need to worry about invasive species on floridana (more invasive plants than endemic plants)
• public policy- lax enforcement of laws on illegal fishermen -> ecuadorian govt can't handle the situation -> UN coucil would be better bcs they know what to do

Ig1-

• mostly uninhabitated; have great natural rock formations -> good for diving and snorkeling
• ideal village- continue no residents; mostly not liveable anyhow bcs of active or dormant volcanoes
  • maybe idealized tourists site
• illegal fishing- a lot for sea cucumbers and shark fins
  • 1) internat'l vessels from asia; 2) legal fishers: who often exceed allowance; 3) illegal fishers funded by asia
• political policy- best way is through money; 1st and 2nd generation galapagoans are more environmentally friendly -> keep educating environmentally

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