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IGTOA is Now Accepting Grant Applications for 2018
Do you know of an organization or individual who is working to preserve and protect the remarkable natural heritage of the Galapagos Islands? They may be eligible to receive a Galapagos Traveler Conservation Fund grant from IGTOA.
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Coffee and Conservation: Can an Introduced Plant Do Good in the Galapagos?
Conservationists hope that building a market for local, shade-grown coffee in the Galapagos Islands will help restore vital Scalesia forests.
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IGTOA Grant Funds Groundbreaking Floreana Island Restoration Project
The following is a guest blog posting by Chad Hanson, a Project Director with Island Conservation, which received a $25,000 IGTOA grant in 2017 in support of its Floreana Island Restoration Project. The project aims to remove harmful invasive species from Floreana Island, such as rats and cats, and to repatriate several iconic species that have gone extinct locally, including the Floreana Mockingbird and Floreana Giant Tortoise.
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IGTOA Grant Empowers Local Youth to Become Galapagos Conservation Leaders
The following is a guest blog post by Lady Márquez and Juan Sebastian Torres from Ecology Project International (EPI), which received $25,000 in grants from IGTOA last year.
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UNESCO Punts on Galapagos Tourism Growth Issue for Another Two Years
To conserve the Galapagos Islands, the United Nations wants Ecuador to develop a tourism strategy within two years that includes a moratorium on the construction of new tourism projects and that limits the number of flights. Can the fragile islands withstand the onslaught of visitors that long?
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The Galapagos Conservation Community Mourns the Passing of a Legend
Felipe Cruz, a pivotal figure in Galapagos conservation over the past three decades, has passed away.
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Flying into the Clouds, the Great Frigate Bird Way
Great frigate birds fly as high as parts of the Rocky Mountains and stay aloft for as long as 56 days. According to a new study, that’s not all they can do.
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Galapagos: Rights of Nature Versus Climate Change Wrongs
Ecuador was the world’s first country to recognize the rights of nature in its constitution. But climate change may cause half of that nature to soon be lost.
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IGTOA's Call for Stricter Tourism Controls Featured in The New York Times
IGTOA's efforts to bring attention to the rapid growth of land-based tourism in the Galapagos Islands recently attracted the attention of The New York Times...
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Galapagos Species Found: A New Tortoise and a No-Longer Bird
Old museum specimens have recently led to new animal discoveries in the Galapagos Islands. What other finds could be lurking in the collections?
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