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Galapagos land iguana yawning
© Jason Lim
23rd Dec 2025
Climate Events

Did COP30 put nature first?

What is COP, and what are we trying to achieve for nature? GCT consultant, Freya Park, shares the highs and lows of this year's global climate meeting.
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Galapagos penguins underwater
15th Dec 2025
Events News

Celebrating our 2025 successes

With 2026 right around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to share some of the achievements we’ve accomplished this year with your help!
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La Loberia
10th Dec 2025
Education and outreach Sustainable development

Why are community organisations key to conservation in Galapagos?

While Galapagos’ natural ecosystem is unique and varied, so too is the Archipelago’s organisational ecosystem. Discover why organisational development is key to securing a safe future for the Islands.
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Sombreo Chino island, Galapagos
19th Nov 2025
Island restoration Sustainability

Galapagos 2050: A community vision

As we celebrate 30 years of GCT, and look ahead to the next 30 years, we ask some of our friends and local partners what they want Galapagos to look like in the year 2050.
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Palosanto Trees
10th Nov 2025
Island restoration

Floreana: A model island for holistic restoration

When I first heard about the Floreana restoration project, a few months after I started as Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) back in 2021, I remember feeling stunned.
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7th Nov 2025
History of Galapagos

The life of Diego the giant tortoise

In June 2020, a very special giant tortoise set foot on his native island of Española after an absence of 86 years.
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Arid landscape on Fernandina
31st Oct 2025
Botany History of Galapagos

Discover Darwin's plants

Open a secondary school biology textbook and you’ll find the Galapagos finches being used to illustrate the process of natural selection. Galapagos plants rarely get a look in, but maybe they should.
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Galapagos shark
23rd Oct 2025
Events Ocean protection

Galapagos Day 2025: The Truth About Sharks

On Thursday 9 October we gathered at 1 Wimpole Street for Galapagos Day, our biggest event of the year.
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14th Oct 2025
Citizen science

How are citizen scientists protecting the elusive sunfish?

We chatted with Dr Tierney Thys at the Galapagos Sunfish Project about her work and the vital role citizen scientists play in helping to improve our understanding of the elusive sunfish.
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White spotted eagle rays
8th Oct 2025
Citizen science

Uncovering the mysteries of Galapagos rays with citizen science

We chatted with Diana Pazmiño at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito about her work and the vital role citizen scientists play in helping to improve our understanding of the rays of Galapagos.
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