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Plastics’ circular economy for the Galápagos Islands? Exploring plastics governance with implications for social and ocean equity in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

  • Juan José Alava*
  • , María José Barragán-Paladines
  • , Jessica Vandenberg
  • , Gabriela Alonso-Yanez
  • , Marcia Moreno-Báez
  • , Nastenka Calle
  • , Judith Denkinger
  • , Ibrahim Issifu
  • , Eduardo Espinoza
  • , Nikita Gaibor
  • , Mauricio Velásquez
  • , Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of British Columbia
  • Simon Fraser University
  • Charles Darwin Foundation Santa Cruz
  • Harvard University
  • University of Calgary
  • Tufts University
  • Ocean EcoQuest
  • Geman Ocean Museum
  • Direccion Parque Nacional Galapagos
  • Instituto Público de Investigación de Acuicultura y Pesca
  • Development Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF)

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debate

5 Scopus citations
Original languageEnglish
Article number1496213
JournalFrontiers in Marine Science
Volume11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • Galápagos Islands
  • blue economy
  • colonialism
  • equitable solutions
  • ocean equity
  • plastic pollution impacts
  • plastics circular economy
  • plastics governance

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