Celebrating Women in Science – part 2: Women leading the fight against plastic pollution
Meet some of the women leading the way towards an ocean free from plastic pollution.
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Blog: Interest
The mysteries of marine iguanas
How can citizen science help unlock the mysteries of Galapagos marine iguanas and help us conserve this endemic species?
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Blue Carbon, Climate Change and the Galapagos Islands
As we discussed in our previous blog, ocean protection is key to climate resilience. The global ocean and the species…
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Ocean Protection for Climate Resilience: re-balancing the scales for the Galapagos Marine Reserve.
The global ocean and the species that live there play a major role in the fight against climate change. Unsustainable fishing and plastic pollution are exacerbating climate change impacts in Galapagos.
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COP26 – why are we going?
GCT will be heading to COP26 in Glasgow to amplify our message that ocean protection is key to climate resilience for the Galapagos Islands. Unsustainable fishing and plastic pollution are exacerbating climate change impacts.
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Blue Carbon – What is it?
Ocean protection is key to climate resilience. The global ocean and the species that live there play a major role in capturing carbon from the atmosphere – called blue carbon.
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Conserving ocean wildlife in the big blue
By Naima Lopez. Ocean biodiversity is in decline. The iconic scalloped hammerhead shark, for instance, has recently been listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. With similar declines occurring across a wide range of species, concern is mounting over ocean health and seafood security.
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Underwater invaders
By Jessica Howard. Galapagos is leading the charge in marine biosecurity, with one of the most stringent programmes in the world. But, with increasing challenges facing the endemic species of Galapagos, is the ecological door open for marine invasive species to move in?
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ONE HEALTH: It’s time to rethink our relationship with nature
One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines — working locally, nationally and globally — to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment.
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