We celebrate the debt swap for nature as an important step to ensure marine protection around the Galapagos Islands. The debt swap establishes a fund to cover the costs of control and surveillance activities at the Galapagos Marine Reserve and Hermandad.
Discovery of a new species of magnolia in our Buenaventura reserve
Meet the people from the Ancestral Community Las Tunas in our Ayampe reserve and the four species of sea turtles that nest there.
The KfW Development Bank from Germany signed an agreement with the Galapagos National Park Directorate to financially support the Ecological Restoration Project of Floreana Island.
The Giant Anteater is the largest of the four anteater species. They are highly threatened because of hunting and habitat loss, as they require large territories. This iconic mammal with a long, bushy tail can eat up to 35,000 ants and termites per day.
"I'm hallucinating. I still don't believe that Jocotoco allowed me to continue my career as a botanist after migrating from Cuba in search of a better life for my family." That's what Jennifer Martinez told us recently when she joined our team as the Sustainable Landscape Coordinator.
