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Ecuador has an incredible amount of resources, both economic and environmental. Ecuador has struggled throughout history – first for independence from Spain, then to claim its own lands from its ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Economy: Leonardo DiCaprio backed a $43 million effort to restore Galapagos wildlife
In May 2021, actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio announced support for a $43 million conservation initiative aimed at restoring wildlife and damaged habitats across Ecuador’s Galapagos ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Economy: Off Ecuador's Galapagos, a former shark-poaching ship's new mission
When Ecuador's navy seized a Chinese-flagged ship off the Galapagos Islands in 2017, its hold brimmed with tons and tons of poached fish, many of them threatened species like hammerhead and thresher ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Economy: Ecuador’s Bargain of Conservation and Tourism in The Galapagos
From August 1, 2024 the government of Ecuador will double the entry fee for tourists visiting the islands in an effort to mitigate pressures on this unique assemblage of ecosystems. The allure of the ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Economy: Scientists Alarmed As Super El Niño Collides With ‘Strange Uptick’ In Galapagos Iguana Trafficking
The only lizard in the world that can live and forage at sea may now be in a fight for survival. International scientists warn black-market trafficking ...
News Ecuador » Galapagos » Economy: Coral once feared extinct rediscovered in the Galápagos after 25 years
Wellington’s solitary coral, a species thought to be extinct for more than two decades, was rediscovered in 2024 near Tagus Cove in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, according to a recent study. Over ...