International, industrial fishing fleets and expansion of Ecuador’s protected areas – a summary

Since being reported in the news in July 2020, the international, industrial fishing fleet on the edge of the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) has received global attention. Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) is following the situation closely as this fishing fleet has the possibility to devastate the GMR’s unique marine biodiversity.

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Darwin200 – UK Launch

GCT's Projects Manager, Lisa, embarked on the first leg of the Darwin200 UK launch in July 2020.

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Galapagos, lockdown and the impacts of COVID-19 – Interview Series Part 3 – Anne Guézou

Life under lockdown is one of those rare experiences the world has gone through together. People’s lived experiences are often…

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Invasive Marine Species in Galapagos Islands

Marine invasive species are a threat to biodiversity, human health, and economic activity. The Marine Debris project monitors these organisms and the plastic on which they arrive.

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Losing Hope

After eight months, Hope the whale shark's GPS tag has stopped pinging, leading to worries of her whereabouts after heading to an area of high fishing near the Galapagos Islands.

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Galapagos, lockdown and the impacts of COVID-19 – Interview Series Part 2 – Birgit Fessl

Life under lockdown is one of those rare experiences the world has, on the whole, gone through together. People’s lived experiences…

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Galapagos, lockdown and the impacts of COVID-19 – Interview Series Part 1 – Dr Ainoa Nieto

Life under lockdown is one of those rare experiences the world has gone through together. People’s lived experiences, are however,…

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Resilience through difficult times

Restrictions of movement in Galapagos, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meant critical fieldwork across the Archipelago had to stop.

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Most successful breeding season yet for Saving the Little Vermilion Flycatcher project!

Incredibly exciting news came during the COVID-19 lockdown in Galapagos - six little vermilion flycatcher chicks successfully fledged their nests on Santa Cruz as part of our Saving the Little Vermilion Flycatcher project.

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