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Comunidad y Conservación, Una Visión Integral en La Isla Floreana

Gloria Salvador, Facilitadora del Proyecto Floreana, nos comparte la manera en que los residentes de la Isla de Floreana han encontrado formas de integrar la comunidad y la conservación para defender sus valores más profundos ante el cambio. Por: Gloria Salvador El archipiélago de Galápagos, también conocido como las Islas Encantadas, recibió su apodo por […]

Written by on August 29, 2017

“¿Tequila Sunrise” o “Floreana Sunrise?”

Carolina Torres Trueba, especialista legal y administrativa de Island Conservation, nos comparte una poderosa experiencia en la isla de Floreana y nos explica por qué tiene grandes esperanzas para el futuro de Galápagos. Timelapse del amanecer de Floreana en el mes de Abril de 2017 durante la filmación de un documental, crédito: Carolina Torres Trueba […]

Written by on July 11, 2017

Tequila Sunrise? Or Floreana Sunrise?

Island Conservation’s Legal and Administrative Specialist Carolina Torres Trueba shares a powerful experience on Floreana Island and explains why she has great hope for the future of the Galápagos. Timelapse, Floreana at sunrise by Carolina Torres Trueba Imagine yourself, at the break of dawn, sitting at the highest point of one of the most remote […]

Written by on July 7, 2017

Floreana: Un Paraíso que Espera ser Restaurado

La remocion de roedores invasores y gatos ferales facilitara el camino para la reintroducción de especies nativas en la isla Floreana. La isla Floreana se encuentra en uno de los lugares más increíbles del mundo: las Islas Galápagos. Floreana es conocida por ser la primera isla del archipiélago en ser colonizada y por tener una […]

Written by on July 6, 2017

Floreana: A Paradise Waiting to be Restored

Island Conservation’s Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Veterinarian Paula Castaño shares how removal of invasive rodents and feral cats will pave the way for native species reintroduction on Floreana Island. Floreana Island is located in one of the most amazing places on earth: the Galápagos Islands. Floreana is known for being the first island of the […]

Written by on July 6, 2017

Studying the Diverse Snakes of the Galápagos

The second phase of the research project on the diversity of endemic Galápagos snakes has begun. In November of 2016, the Galápagos National Park Directorate of the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador, Island Conservation, and the University of Massey, New Zealand, started the second phase of a project on the diversity of a group of […]

Written by on June 14, 2017

“Galápagos Matters” Magazine: Why We Need to Restore Floreana Island

Conservation projects to save native plants and animals are well-underway in the Galápagos. The Galápagos Islands are renowned for their astonishing biodiversity and are famous for their essential part in the development of Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. But ever since human settlement, the Galápagos Islands have suffered ecological deterioration. Fortunately, lots of people are […]

Written by on November 23, 2016

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