The Economist, an internationally read and respected news magazine, has criticized the decision-making process of the World Heritage Committee, with a focus on Galapagos to illustrate its case. Saying that…
A brief but aggressive protest by the police in Ecuador, which took place on Thursday, September 30th, quickly came to an end later the same day. President Correa was briefly…
UNESCO's report on the state of conservation of Galapagos was made public recently. It can be accessed by clicking here . The 35 page report was written after a team…
The Galapagos National Park Service reported today on the first month of the lobster fishery in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, which was completed on October 1 st . The season…
The BBC's standard-setting movie on Galapagos can now be seen on-line, free of charge (though I still recommend you try to see it on a big screen!). I was still…
Close to 29 thousand kilograms of rubbish were collected from coastal and offshore of San Cristobal Island during eight days of work done by artisanal fishermen from this island. The…
CNH Tours has been aware of the nascent effort in Galapagos to promote the "Galapagos Quality" label, which would guarantee high quality service while at the same time ensuring the…
The Galapagos penguin survives in a perpetual state of "endangered-ness". Like many Galapagos animals and plants, the very fact that it exists only in Galapagos radically increases its vulnerability to…
This news items comes directly from the Sea Shepherd Society website: www.seashepherd.org The Galapagos K-9 Police Unit Detects Wildlife Crime The K-9 unit of the Ecuadorian Environmental Police recently prevented…
Most people traveling to Galapagos pass through Quito, and may even linger there for a day or two on the way in or out of the islands. Like Galapagos, Quito…
