2020 Successes!
As we approach the end of 2020, we want to say thank you so much for all your support in what has been an extremely difficult year.
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GCT’s 25th Anniversary Blog Series – Part 2
This year, Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) celebrated its 25th anniversary. Here is the second blog from our three part interview series.
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GCT’s 25th Anniversary Blog Series – Part 1
This year, Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) celebrated its 25th anniversary. To mark this historic occasion, we decided to ask some of our founders, ex-trustees and partners, as well as long-term members, supporters and volunteers about their experiences of GCT, the Islands and to get their thoughts on their hopes for GCT in the future. Below you can find part one of our interview series.
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Building a circular economy to make Galapagos plastic pollution free
We’re so pleased to announce today that the alliance behind the Plastic Pollution Free Galapagos programme (PPFG) has been successful in seeking £3.5 million in funding from the UK Government Global Challenges Research Fund.
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Will you protect the wildlife of Galapagos from threats, large and small?
There have recently been some serious threats to the Galapagos Islands including the severe risk that a huge international fishing…
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Galapagos Tortoise Movement Ecology Programme – Updates
Despite activities being greatly affected by COVID-19, the dedication of the GTMEP team has seen great developments for the project this year.
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Galapagos Day 2020
Thank you so much to everyone who attended our first-ever Galapagos Day webinar. We hope you will agree that it…
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Galapagos Family Gardening Project Updates
Through the Galapagos Family Gardening Project, we’re facilitating families to grow their own food to help mitigate some of the financial hardship the local community face from the sudden halt in tourism since the pandemic which makes up 80% of the local economy.
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Food for Thought – GCT’s new family gardening project in Galapagos
As part of our Connecting with Nature Programme, GCT is facilitating the opportunity for families in Galapagos to grow their own food, so we can help mitigate some of the financial hardship the community face from the sudden halt in tourism due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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