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Los Petreles Reserve: a refuge for the scarce orchid species in Galapagos

Los Petreles Reserve: a refuge for the scarce orchid species in Galapagos

While orchids are particularly abundant in the Andes, they also occur elsewhere. On the Galapagos archipelago, there are five endemic species. Habenaria monorrhiza is a native Galapagos orchid that is extremely scarce on San Cristóbal Island. Very few individual plants have been found in the El Junco protected area within the Galapagos National Park that connects with Jocotocos Los Petreles reserve. To ensure the survival of this and other orchid species native to the Galapagos, we are raising funds to build a nursery in our reserve to prioritize orchid propagation.

21
Sep
Jocotoco and Birdlife International lead the working group to increase the 137 KBAs in Ecuador

Jocotoco and Birdlife International lead the working group to increase the 137 KBAs in Ecuador

There are 16,336 areas declared as Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) worldwide, of which 1,508 are found in South America, and Ecuador accounts for nearly 10% of these. However, the country still has more regions that would qualify as KBA. Jocotoco and Birdlife International are leading a team of experts to evaluate the 137 KBAs in Ecuador over the coming months to identify new sites of ecological importance.

08
Sep