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The Galapagos’ Charles Darwin Foundation Joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge to Implement Community-Based Monitoring and Safeguard Island Ecosystems  

Para español, haga clic aquí. The Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) is thrilled to announce that the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), the leading research institution in the Galapagos Islands, has officially become a supporting partner. With a shared commitment to restoring and rewilding islands and oceans, and supporting the communities that depend on them, this collaboration […]

Written by on August 8, 2023

International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 Reflecting on changes in conservation

International Day for Biological Diversity 2023: Reflecting on changes in conservation

An interview with Heath Packard, our Chief Philanthropy Officer who just celebrated ten years with Island Conservation! At the heart of Island Conservation’s mission is restoring and protecting the beautiful, valuable biodiversity found on islands and their surrounding oceans. And what a pleasure it is to see that the theme of this year’s International Day […]

Written by on May 18, 2023

Island Conservation’s Paula Castaño featured in Tufts Now

If there ever was an official title for a “Conservation Superstar” it would have to be given to our incredible Native Species Specialist, Paula Castaño. Paula has worked on the Galápagos Islands since 2013 and has been on the forefront of many our most incredible recovery stories including locally extinct birds and geckos reappearing on […]

Written by on April 10, 2023

Galapagos Marine Reserve expands 60,000 new km2

Today in Glasgow, during the COP26 climate change summit, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, announced the declaration of a new Marine Reserve in the Galapagos. The new reserve announced at a press conference, will complement the current Marine Reserve with an additional 60,000 km2, which are divided into two zones of 30,000 km2 each. A zone […]

Written by on November 1, 2021

Fundación Jocotoco & Island Conservation join forces in Galapagos

Ecuadorian NGO, Fundación Jocotoco, and California-based Island Conservation announce a partnership to work in the Galapagos Islands. This collaboration will strengthen the organizations’ mutual conservation goals, as well as allowing each partner to pursue their individual mission more effectively. Jocotoco’s experience in creating and managing protected areas, and Island Conservation’s expertise in island restoration is a powerful […]

Written by on September 24, 2021

Conservation Community Calls for Expanding the Galapagos and Cocos Marine Reserves

Island Conservation, Mission Blue, Turtle Island Restoration Network, along with more than 10,000 scientists and 150 organizations compel the presidents of Ecuador and Costa Rica to expand the countries marine reserves, in an open letter published in the New York Times. The Galapagos Archipelago in Ecuador and Cocos Island, Costa Rica are protected World Heritage […]

Written by on September 10, 2021

A Community-led Approach to Rewilding Floreana Island, Galapagos

Re:wild, Island Conservation, and partners are rewilding Floreana Island – and it’s the small island community that is playing the most important role. By: Gege Li If there’s one archipelago that perfectly encapsulates all the splendor and beauty that the wild has to offer, it has to be the Galapagos. This unique paradise located about […]

Written by on May 17, 2021