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Tequila Sunrise? Or Floreana Sunrise?

Carolina Torres describes how the project to restore and rewild Floreana Island signals hope for a future where people and nature can thrive together in the Galápagos.

Written by on October 10, 2023

Tequila Sunrise? Or Floreana Sunrise?

Island Conservation’s Legal and Administrative Specialist Carolina Torres Trueba shares a powerful experience on Floreana Island and explains why she has great hope for the future of the Galápagos. Timelapse, Floreana at sunrise by Carolina Torres Trueba Imagine yourself, at the break of dawn, sitting at the highest point of one of the most remote […]

Written by on July 7, 2017

The Economic Toll of Invasive Species

A new study finds that China and the U.S. pay the highest absolute price and developing countries dependent on agriculture pay the highest relative price for the spread of invasive species.  Experts have long known that invasive species disrupt ecosystems and threaten native wildlife. Now, research by Dean Paini and colleagues at the Commonwealth Scientific and […]

Written by on July 1, 2016