M. Veronica Toral Granda

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M. Veronica Toral Granda

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0324-1833
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20042022

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Veronica Toral-Granda is a graduate of the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Garnett. Her research aims to understand the role of human-mediated transport on the arrival and spread of introduced species to and within the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Prior to her PhD research, Veronica worked as a marine biologist and fisheries scientists in the Galapagos Islands with most of her work focusing on the management of benthic invertebrate capture fisheries, especially with sea cucumbers. Veronica has also worked as a consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IUCN and CITES. Veronica holds an Honours in Environmental Biology from the Universidad del Azuay in Ecuador and a MSc in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

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  • Las especies de las islas Galápagos están amenazadas por los turistas que las visitan

    Toral-Granda, V. & Garnett, S., 1 Jul 2020, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

    Open Access

  • A collaboratively derived environmental research agenda for Galápagos

    Izurieta, A., Delgado, B., Moity, N., Calvopiña, M., Cedeño, I., Banda-Cruz, G., Cruz, E., Aguas, M., Arroba, F., Astudillo, I., Bazurto, D., Soria, M., Banks, S., Bayas, S., Belli, S., Bermúdez, R., Boelling, N., Bolaños, J., Borbor, M., Lorena Brito, M., & 65 othersBucheli, L., Campbell, K., Carranza, D., Carrión, J., Casafont, M., Castro, X., Chamorro, S., Chávez, J., Chicaiza, D., Chumbi, R., Couenberg, P., Cousseau, D., Cruz, M., D’Ozouville, N., De La Guía, C., De La Torre, G., Díaz, C. M., Duchicela, J., Endara, D., Garcia, V., Gellibert, C., Gibbs, J., Guzmán, J. C., Heylings, P., Iglesias, A., Izurieta, J. C., Jaramillo, P., Klingman, A., Laurie, A., Leon, P., Medina, J., Mendieta, E., Merlen, G., Montalvo, C., Naula, E., Páez-Rosas, D., Peralta, M., Peralvo, M., Piu, M., Poma, J., Pontón, J., Pozo, M., Proaño, D., Ramos, M., Rousseaud, A., Rueda, D., Salinas, P., Salmoral, G., Saraguro, S., Simón-Baile, D., Tapia, W., Teran, B., Valverde, M., Vargas, A., Vega, J., Velásquez, W., Vélez, A., Verdesoto, S., Villarraga, H. G., Vissioli, F., Viteri-Mejía, C., Norris-Crespo, L., Cooke, S. C., Veronica Toral-Granda, M. & Sutherland, W. J., 20 Apr 2018, In: Pacific Conservation Biology. 24, 2, p. 168-177 10 p.

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    13 Citations (Scopus)
    118 Downloads (Pure)

  • Corrigendum to: A collaboratively derived environmental research agenda for Galápagos

    Izurieta, A., Delgado, B., Moity, N., Calvopiña, M., Cedeño, I., Banda-Cruz, G., Cruz, E., Aguas, M., Arroba, F., Astudillo, I., Bazurto, D., Soria, M., Banks, S., Bayas, S., Belli, S., Bermúdez, R., Boelling, N., Bolaños, J., Borbor, M., Brito, M. L., & 65 othersBucheli, L., Campbell, K., Carranza, D., Carrión, J., Casafont, M., Castro, X., Chamorro, S., Chávez, J., Chicaiza, D., Chumbi, R., Couenberg, P., Cousseau, D., Cruz, M., D'Ozouville, N., De La Guía, C., De La Torre, G., Díaz, C. M., Duchicela, J., Endara, D., Garcia, V., Gellibert, C., Gibbs, J., Guzmán, J. C., Heylings, P., Iglesias, A., Izurieta, J. C., Jaramillo, P., Klingman, A., Laurie, A., Leon, P., Medina, J., Mendieta, E., Merlen, G., Montalvo, C., Naula, E., Páez-Rosas, D., Peralta, M., Peralvo, M., Piu, M., Poma, J., Pontón, J., Pozo, M., Proaño, D., Ramos, M., Rousseaud, A., Rueda, D., Salinas, P., Salmoral, G., Saraguro, S., Simón-Baile, D., Tapia, W., Teran, B., Valverde, M., Vargas, A., Vega, J., Velásquez, W., Vélez, A., Verdesoto, S., Villarraga, H. G., Vissioli, F., Viteri-Mejía, C., Norris-Crespo, L., Cooke, S. C., Toral-Granda, M. V. & Sutherland, W. J., 1 Jan 2018, In: Pacific Conservation Biology. 24, 2, p. 207-207 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

    Open Access
    3 Citations (Scopus)

  • Alien species pathways to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

    Toral-Granda, M. V., Causton, C. E., Jager, H., Trueman, M., Izurieta, J. C., Araujo, E., Cruz, M., Zander, K. K., Izurieta, A. & Garnett, S. T., 13 Sept 2017, In: PLoS One. 12, 9, p. 1-21 21 p., e0184379.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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    73 Citations (Scopus)
    189 Downloads (Pure)

  • Galapagos species are threatened by the very tourists who flock to see them

    Toral-Granda, V. & Garnett, S., 31 Oct 2017, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

    Open Access
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