Scientific and educational criteria
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Marine Environment Protection Committee - Resolution MEPC.135(53) - Designation of the Galapagos Archipelago as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area - (Adopted on 22 July 2005) - Annex 1 - Description of the Galapagos Archpelago Particularly Sensitive Sea Area - 2 Significance of the area - Scientific and educational criteria

Scientific and educational criteria

  2.7 Since island ecosystems, both terrestrial and marine, are less complex than continental ones, they provide researchers with more tangible clues about the adaptation and dispersion of species, especially if they are unspoilt or relatively unchanged. Galapagos has turned itself into one of the most important places to study evolution, biogeography and animal behaviour. The islands and their surroundings are excellent sites for learning about natural processes, and this is combined with a management strategy to show the island inhabitants how to make good use of the limited existing resources and ensure that those natural processes survive in the long term.

Parent topic: 2 Significance of the area
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