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Description / Table of Contents: Foreword (Ashlan Cousteau) -- Preface (Don Hobart) -- Part I: UNC & USFQ Galapagos Science Center, 10th Year Anniversary -- Chapter 1. Connected Places and Social-Ecological Forces that Impact Small Island Sustainability: An Essay (Stephen J. Walsh and Carlos F. Mena) -- Part II: Communique of the World Summit on Island Sustainability -- Chapter 2. Goals and Objectives of the World Summit on Island Sustainability (Stephen J. Walsh and Carlos F. Mena) -- Part III: Island Ecosystems – Challenges to Sustainability -- Chapter 3. Globalization and the Challenging Political Economy of Governing (and Researching) Islands in Contemporary Times (Juan Pablo Luna) -- Chapter 4. Changing Land Use in Island Countries: A Meta Perspective on Effects of Demographic Processes and Tourism (Richard E. Bilsborrow) -- Chapter 5. Pacific Island Perspectives on Invasive Species and Climate Change (Laura Brewington, Bradley Eichelberger, Nicole Read, Elliott Parsons, Heather Kerkering, Christy Martin, Wendy Miles, Jacques Idechong, Jeff Burgett) -- Chapter 6. On-the-Ground Solutions to Help People and Wildlife in a Changing Climate (Nikhil Advani) -- Part IV: Island Ecosystems – Social Sub-Systems -- Chapter 7. Climate and Health Challenges in Small Island States: Identifying Vulnerability in Water and Food Resources in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Amanda L. Thompson, Jill Stewart, Margaret Bentley, Jaime Ocampo, Enrique Teran and Valeria Ochoa) -- Chapter 8. Improvements in the Galapagos Health System: Telemedicine, Research, and Medical Assistants (Jaime Eduardo Ocampo Trujillo and María Emilia Menoscal Coello) -- Chapter 9. Social Issues in the Galapagos Islands: A Participatory and Exploratory Study (Gina Chowa, Cindy Fraga Rizzo, Amanda Thompson, Margaret Bentley and Mimi Chapman) -- Chapter 10. Towards Increased Island Food System Resilience: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic (Khristopher M. Nicholas, Margaret E. Bentley, Clare Barrington and Amanda L. Thompson) -- Chapter 11. Understanding the Impacts of a Natural Disaster: Evidence from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Elizabeth Frankenberg, Cecep Sumantri and Duncan Thomas) -- Part V: Island Ecosystems – Terrestrial Sub-Systems -- Chapter 12. Unraveling the Interactions between Endemic and Invasive Plant Species in the Galapagos Islands (María de Lourdes Torres, Diego Urquía, Leonie Moyle, Matt Gibson, Todd Vision and Bryan Reatini) -- Chapter 13. Galapagos Land Snails and Environmental Sustainability (Stella de la Torre & Isabel Villarruel-Oviedo) -- Chapter 14. Galapagos Petrels Conservation Helps Transition Towards a Sustainable Future (Leo Zurita Arthos, Carolina Proaño, Jonathan Guillén, Sebastián Cruz and David Wiedenfeld) -- Chapter 15. Impact of Weathering and Mineralogy on the Chemistry of Soils from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos (Xiao-Ming Liu, Heather D. Hanna and Julia G. Barzyk) -- Chapter 16. Mapping Narratives of Agricultural Land Use Practices in the Galapagos (Francisco Laso & Javier Arce-Nazario) -- Chapter 17. Land Use and Land Cover Change: Economic and Natural Drivers (Madeline Giefer) -- Part VI: Island Ecosystems – Marine Sub-Systems -- Chapter 18. Common Oversights in the Design and Monitoring of Ecosystem-Based Management Plans and the Siting of Marine Protected Areas (Sergio A. Navarrete, Christopher M. Aiken, M. Isidora Ávila-Thieme, Daniel Valencia, Alexandre Génin and Stefan Gelcich) -- Chapter 19. Levels of Upwelling are Important to Consider for Conservation (Michael J Kingsford, Margarita Brandt and Juan-Manuel Alava) -- Chapter 20. Ten Years of Wildlife Health and Conservation in the Galapagos, 2013-2022 (Gregory A. Lewbart, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Diego Páez-Rosas, Carlos Valle, Daniela Alarcón Ruales Maximilian Hirschfeld, Diane Deresienski and Kenneth J. Lohmann) -- Chapter 21. Challenges in the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in the Galapagos Islands (Marjorie Riofrio-Lazo, Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón, Gunter Reck, Diego Páez-Rosas and Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez) -- Chapter 22. Cetaceans of the Galapagos Archipelago: Species in Constant Change and the Importance of a Standardized and Long-Term Citizen Science (Daniela Alarcón-Ruales, Judith Denkinger, Leo Zurita, Salome Herrera C, Santiago Díaz-Pazmiño, Eduardo Espinoza; Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez; Bonnie Holmes; Kathy A. Townsend) -- Chapter 23. Establishing Comparable Health Baselines for Marine Turtle Populations (Caitlin E. Smith, Ben L. Gilby, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Jason P. van de Merwe, Kathy A. Townsend) -- Part VII: Island Ecosystems – Interdisciplinary Science for Sustainability -- Chapter 24. An Agent-Based Model of Household Livelihood Strategies in the Galapagos Islands: Impact of Jobs in Fishing, Fishing Restrictions, and Fishing Deregulation on Household Employment Decisions (Stephen J. Walsh & Carlos F. Mena) -- Chapter 25. The Role for Scientific Collections and Public Museums in Island Conservation (John Dumbacher and Jaime Chaves) -- Chapter 26. The Museum Effect: Platforms for Advocacy and Sustainability in Insular Environments (Eric Dorfman, Javan Sutton, and Bryan L. Stuart) -- Chapter 27. Microgrids: An Opportunity for Sustainable Developments on Islands (Noah Kittner) -- Part VIII: Island Sustainability: Paths Forward in the Galapagos & Beyond -- Chapter 28. Island Digital Ecosystem Avatars (IDEA) Consortium: Infrastructure for Democratic Ecological Action (Neil Davies) -- Chapter 29. Galapagos Genetic Barcode: A Model for Island Economic Resilience During COVID-19 Pandemic (Jaime A. Chaves, Camille Bonneaud, Andy Russell, Carlos F. Mena, Carolina Proano, Diego A. Ortiz, Marilyn Cruz, Alberto Velez, Jen Jones, Tom Chaigneau and Diana A. Pazmino) -- Chapter 30. Island Innovation: Transitioning Towards a Circular Economy for Plastics in Galapagos, Ecuador (Jen S. Jones, Jess Howard, Tamara S. Galloway, Lucía Norris and Sol Espinosa) -- Chapter 31. From Building Resilience to Adaptive Transformation: Exploring the Rationale for Inclusive Governance in Galapagos (Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari, Amelia A. Bain and Stephanie Crane De Narváez) -- Chapter 32. The Extinction Market: Reflections on the Possible Future of the Illegal Galapagos Wildlife Trade (Evelyn Vega Barrera, Diego Quiroga Ferri and Carlos F. Mena) -- Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I Climate Change and Mitigation:Overview and Key Themes ; 1 Climate Finance for Limiting Emissions and Promoting Green Development: Mechanisms, Regulation, and Governance ; 2 Understanding the Causes and Implications of Climate Change ; 3 The Climate Financing Problem: Funds Needed for Global Climate Change Mitigation Vastly Exceed Funds Currently Available ; 4 Th e Future of Climate Governance: Creating a More Flexible Architecture ; Part II Proposals for Climate Finance: Regulatory and Market Mechanisms and Incentives A. Trading or Taxes? ; 5 Cap-and-Trade Is Preferable to a Carbon Tax ; B. Reforming the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM ) ; 6 Expectations and Reality of the Clean Development Mechanism: A Climate Finance Instrument between Accusation and Aspirations ; C. Sectoral Programs for Emissions Control and Crediting ; 7 Why a Successful Climate Change Agreement Needs Sectoral Elements ; 8 Sectoral Crediting: Getting the Incentives Right for Private Investors ; 9 Forest and Land Use Programs Must Be Given Financial Credit in Any Climate Change Agreement ; 10 Stock-and-Flow Mechanisms to Reduce Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry Emissions: A Proposal from Brazil ; D. Leveraging Trading to Maximize Climate Benefits ; 11 Mitigating Climate Change at Manageable Cost: The Catalyst Proposal ; 12 Engaging Developing Countries by Incentivizing Early Action ; E. Linking Trading Systems ; 13 Carbon Market Design: Beyond the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ; F. Investor Perspectives ; 14 Incentivizing Private Investment in Climate ChangeMitigation ; 15 Investment Opportunities and Catalysts: Analysis and Proposals from the Climate Finance Industry on Funding Climate Mitigation ; Part III Bringing Developed and Developing Countries Together in Climate Finance Bargains: Trust, Governance, and Mutual Conditionality ; A. Meeting Developing Country Climate Finance Priorities ; 16 Developing Country Concerns about Climate Finance Proposals: Priorities, Trust, and the Credible Donor Problem ; 17 Developing Countries and a Proposal for Architecture and Governance of a Reformed UNFCCC Financial Mechanism ; 18 Climate Change and Development: A Bottom-Up Approach to Mitigation for Developing Countries? ; 19 Operationalizing a Bottom-Up Regime: Registering and Crediting NAMAs ; B. Conditionality and Its Governance ; 20 From Coercive Conditionality to Agreed Conditions: The Only Future for Future Climate Finance ; 21 Getting Climate-Related Conditionality Right ; 22 Making Climate Financing Work: What Might Climate Change Experts Learn from the Experience of Development Assistance? ; Part IV National Policies: Implications for the FutureGlobal Climate Finance Regime ; 23 Climate Legislation in the United States: Potential Framework and Prospects for International Carbon Finance ; 24 The EU ETS: Experience to Date and Lessons for the Future ; 25 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Measures in China ; 26 Cities and GHG Emissions Reductions: An Opportunity We Cannot Afford to Miss ; 27 A Prototype for Strategy Change in Oil-Exporting MENA States? The Masdar Initiative in Abu Dhabi ; Part V Climate Finance and World Trade Organization (WTO) Law and Policy ; 28 The WTO and Climate Finance: Overview of the Key Issues ; 29 Carbon Trading and the CDM in WTO Law ; 30 Countervailing Duties and Subsidies for Climate Mitigation: What Is, and What Is Not, WTO-Compatible? ; 31 Border Climate Adjustment as Climate Policy ; 32 Enforcing Climate Rules with Trade Measures: Five Recommendations for Trade Policy Monitoring ; 33 Carbon Footprint Labeling in Climate Finance: Governance and Trade Challenges of Calculating Products' Carbon Content ; Part VI Taxation of Carbon Markets ; 34 Fiscal Considerations in Curbing Climate Change ; 35 Tax and Effi ciency under Global Cap-and-Trade ; 36 Tax Consequences of Carbon Cap-and-Trade Schemes: Free Permits and Auctioned Permits ; Afterword: Reflections on a Path to Effective Climate Change Mitigation