El Niño events impact all areas of Galapagos in both the terrestrial and marine environments, leading to considerable impacts on the Islands’ species.

Every year, approximately 300 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items. An alarming proportion of this plastic ends up infiltrating our natural environment.

Charlie Ferguson and Daniel Proaño discuss an innovative approach to irrigation in the water-scarce highlands of Santa Cruz, and explain how solving this problem could open up opportunities to rewild marginal agricultural land and boost endemic...

As the dust settles on the disappointing COP27 climate change conference, we are now looking ahead to the COP15 conference on biodiversity in Montreal.

A year on from COP26 in Glasgow and the announcement of the new Hermandad Marine Reserve in Ecuador, we find ourselves gearing up for another climate change conference at a time of deep global uncertainty. Will we see the same levels of commitment...

Every year, Earth Day offers people around the world a chance to focus on the planet and the challenges facing it. From plastic pollution to the climate crisis, there’s no shortage of issues to tackle. Fortunately, there are many ways to get...

Climate change is probably the single biggest threat facing the world’s biodiversity. If humans continue to live as we do today, rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events will cause widespread extinction.

Our CEO, Sharon Johnson, shares her thoughts after spending a week at the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

Keep an eye on our Live at COP26 blog for updates about Galapagos Climate Action

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.

GCT is working to protect marine biodiversity by keeping the fish in the sea and the pollution out, increasing the ability of the ocean to act as a carbon sink.

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.