FEN UTalca academic integrates research advisory group in Galapagos

It will support the research work of the “Galapagos Fisheries Think Tank” that investigates marine and terrestrial socio-ecological systems on the islands.

Wendy Lucena, Journalist UTalca.- The Charles Darwin Foundation invited Carlos Chávez, an academic from the University’s School of Economics and Business, to participate in the High-Level Advisory Group (HAG) of the Galapagos Fisheries Knowledge Tank. Think Tank, or GFTT).

“I am very honored and grateful for the invitation to join this Advisory Group. It motivates me a lot to have the possibility of collaborating and learning with fellow researchers who constitute a multidisciplinary team working to understand the complexity of socio-ecological systems in Galapagos”, expressed Chávez.

The main objectives of the Advisory Group are to provide guidance to the GFTT so that its research program considers the most recent and frontier trends in areas such as conservation, fisheries management, food security, and to support the development of activities that increase its visibility at an international level.

The academic, a specialist in economics of marine resources and environmental economics, hopes to contribute from his experience in these areas. “Among the research challenges in the Galapagos are the work currently underway that considers interactions between terrestrial and marine systems, including activities such as tourism, agriculture and fishing. I hope to be able to contribute to promote and consolidate the work of the GFTT”, he said.

The Advisory Group is made up of five academics or researchers with extensive international experience in topics such as management of socio-ecological systems, ecology, environmental economics, economics of marine resources, ecological economics, and ecosystem services.

As part of the launch activities, the members of the Advisory Group, including Professor Chávez, will participate in workshops at the Charles Darwin Foundation in Galapagos during May.