Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

Island Conservation (IC) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), UC San Diego, co-convened a meeting of practitioners and researchers to assess the Global Links for Island Marine Restoration(GLIMR). These global experts in the diverse fields of island restoration, invasive species management, and wildlife conservation, were assembled and worked for eight months to evaluate the state of the knowledge of land-sea linkages in the context of invasive species management and island restoration. The result is this white paper synthesis of the science and research recommendations and a manuscript that will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. The intended audiences for this endeavor include island communities, governments, conservation and sustainable development non-governmental organizations, scientists, and funders. Throughout the report, readers will find that the key takeaways, identified by the authors, are represented in blue italics. This study was made possible by the generous support from the IC Board of Directors, the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at SIO, the Nature Conservancy California Chapter, the Leo Model Foundation, and the Archie Arnold Trust.