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GCT's Tom O'Hara, Hannah Rickets and Dr Jen Jones with Stephen Fry for the BBC Radio 4 Appeal recording
10th Nov 2024
News Plastic pollution

GCT Ambasador Stephen Fry presents BBC Radio 4 Appeal

Actor, broadcaster, writer and bona fide national treasure Stephen Fry raises the plight of Galapagos giant tortoises and the threat of plastic pollution in this week's BBC Radio 4 Appeal.
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Microplastic pollution on Rapa Nui
31st Oct 2024
Plastic pollution

Pacific islands pay the price for the world's plastic addiction

Pacific islands such as Galapagos face a rising tide of plastic pollution brought to their shores by ocean currents, posing a threat to endemic wildlife, human health and local livelihoods.
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Single-use plastic bags at a food market in Galapagos
29th Oct 2024
Plastic pollution Tourism

Single-use plastics in Galapagos: A persistent problem

GCT is working with the local community in Galapagos to develop alternatives to single-use plastics, which continue to pose a serious threat despite legislation limiting their use on the Islands.
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Plastic pollution in Galapagos
28th Oct 2024
Plastic pollution

The Galapagos Treaty: Our chance to end the scourge of plastic pollution

Ahead of the fifth round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Busan in November, we are calling on UN member states to support the signing of the treaty in the Galapagos Islands.
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23rd Oct 2024
Events Plastic pollution

Galapagos Day 2024: Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution

On Thursday 10 October we gathered at a new venue, 1 Wimpole Street, for Galapagos Day, our biggest event of the year.
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Lava lizard and plastic pollution in Galapagos
20th Sep 2024
Plastic pollution

GCT and Galapagos National Park Directorate release landmark report on plastic pollution

The report, ‘Plastic Pollution Free Galapagos: 5 Years of Science to Solutions’, presents the most detailed picture to date of the threat that coastal plastic pollution poses to the Galapagos Islands.
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Jen, Lucia and Freya at INC-4 @ Freya Park
31st May 2024
Plastic pollution

Global Plastics Treaty INC-4: Forging Pacific island connections

In April, members of the GCT team attended the fourth round of negotiations for a global agreement to end plastic pollution (INC-4) in Ottawa.
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Lava lizard and plastic pollution in Galapagos
21st May 2024
Plastic pollution Technology

Testing the latest technology in the fight against plastic pollution

Henry Moreau-Smith, Masters student at the University of Exeter, introduces us to his research and the technology he hopes will rid the Galapagos Islands of plastic pollution.
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14th May 2024
Plastic pollution Women in science

Researching plastic and chemical pollution in Galapagos

Georgie Savage, PhD student at the University of Exeter, introduces us to her work on plastic pollution and shares stories from her recent research trip with GCT to Galapagos.
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Rapa Nui Pacific Leaders' Summit 2024 - Group photo in front of Moai
30th Apr 2024
Plastic pollution

Sharing knowledge on plastic pollution at the Rapa Nui Pacific Leaders’ Summit

Galapagos and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) share many challenges, and we also have much to learn from each other, as we discovered at the 2024 Pacific Leaders' Summit.
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