Empowering the Galápagos Community to Protect Their Environment

Workshop on storytelling for youth and children, where participants developed communication skills to express their ideas and emotions in front of an audience.

The “Galapagos My Responsibility” project is supported by Galapagos Conservation and conservation grant. It sets a new standard in environmental education for children and youths on Santa Cruz Island. This initiative, led by Alberto Andrade – an environmentalist and grant recipient – implements a number of activities to educate and motivate the community in order […]

Strategic Collaboration to Protect the Giant Tortoises of Southern Isabela Island

A park ranger collects tortoise eggs on southern Isabela during one of the 15 expeditions supported by Galápagos Conservancy.

Protecting the Galápagos Giant Tortoises on Isabela Island Isabela Island, home to five of the twelve remaining species of Galápagos giant tortoises, is facing a serious challenge due to invasive species that threaten the survival of these iconic creatures. In collaboration with the Galápagos National Park Directorate (DPNG), we have launched critical conservation initiatives to […]