IIASUR stems from the need to address the gap between local research, collaboration and international research interest in our country: Ecuador. More than 8,000 research articles studying the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon, the Andes, and the Pacific coast of Ecuador have been published in the scientific literature (Scopus, accessed March 2018). Approximately 80% of this body of research has been conducted by foreign universities with institutional affiliations primarily from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
We bring together interested researchers in Ecuador, Latin America and the Global South to collaborate on high-level research projects in sustainable development.
D Moya, C Aldás, P Kaparaju
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 94, 889-901, 2018
V Bonnesoeur, B Locatelli, MR Guariguata, BF Ochoa-Tocachi, …
Forest Ecology and Management 433, 569-584, 2019
BF Ochoa-Tocachi, JD Bardales, J Antiporta, K Pérez, L Acosta, F Mao, …
Nature Sustainability 2 (7), 584-593, 2019
J Sachs, D Moya, S Giarola, A Hawkes
Applied Energy 250, 48-62, 2019
OC Akinsipe, D Moya, P Kaparaju
Journal of Cleaner Production 287, 125055, 2021
Modeling, low carbon emissions, WtE, water-energy nexus, renewables, biofuels, smart grids
Politics, social networks, SGD, public sector organizations, ecohydrology, conservation and management of water resources
Insects, fisheries management, marine natural products, applied psychology, marine macroalgae, biochemical and molecular techniques, detection, prevention and monitoring of environmental impacts
Innovation, circular economy, industrial ecology
Conservation, paleoecology