galapagos

Ecuador Establishes Debt-for-Nature Deal for Galápagos Islands Conservation

Ecuador Establishes Debt-for-Nature Deal for Galápagos Islands Conservation

Ecuador has just agreed to the largest debt-for-nature exchange ever recorded. The deal involved selling a “blue bond” to provide over $12 million annually toward conservation around the Galápagos Islands. Last week, Credit Suisse bought three of the country’s bonds, with a value of $1.6 billion, at about $656 million. This highly discounted rate will […]

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    Linda Cayot: Lessons From a Life in Conservation

    Linda Cayot: Lessons From a Life in Conservation

    By Jane Braxton Little Linda J. Cayot’s scientific focus for the day was a male giant tortoise, part of her dissertation research on the ecology of these iconic Galápagos reptiles. When her study animal lumbered into a swirling torrent of muddy El Niño waters, the intrepid scientist jumped in, too. Together they banged against rocks, […]

    Boat Carrying 600 Gallons of Oil Sinks off the Galápagos

    Boat Carrying 600 Gallons of Oil Sinks off the Galápagos

    A barge containing 600 gallons of diesel fuel sank off the Galápagos Islands Sunday, prompting fears for the island chain’s unique wildlife. The oil spill occurred off San Cristóbal Island when workers were attempting to load a shipping container onto a barge called the Orca, The New York Times reported. A video shared on social […]

    100-Year-Old Tortoise Fathers 800 Offspring in Fight to Save Species

    100-Year-Old Tortoise Fathers 800 Offspring in Fight to Save Species

    He may be well over 100 years old, but Diego the Tortoise still has plenty of charm and he’s using it to ensure that his species lives on. The giant Galapagos tortoise has been “working” since the 1960s—when there were only 14 wild tortoises, two of which were male, left on Española—to save his native […]