Here you can find the latest news about the daily work of our institution, scientific advances, adventures of field trips and others. You can also access the "Letters from the Library" section, where you will find articles written by the coordinator of our library.

Migration of pregnant hammerhead shark between Galapagos and Isla del Coco documented from space in real-time

HRH Prince Philip and the Charles Darwin Foundation

Researching the secret life of the tortoises

Creativity in Science: Studying Mangroves in Galapagos.

Lecocarpus species re-discovered on Española Island after decades of not being registered!

Charles Darwin Foundation Names New Executive Director

A Glimpse of our Experience as Undergraduate Research Assistants in Galapagos

Silent invaders in the Galapagos Marine Reserve! A story of how we study them, through the COVID-19 pandemic…

Counting the birds, for the love of Galapagos!

"Will it be or not?", Identifying marine invertebrates for Galapagos Conservation

Youth-Environment-Science: CDF Shark Ambassadors Galapagos and ICARUS-Ambassadors of MaxCine Germany began a virtual exchange.

Sea Turtles from above: Drones used for research & conservation

Navigating the quarantines in Galapagos

The artisanal fishing of Galapagos, my motivation for life

The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands holds its first virtual General Assembly

Galapagos, Hope for the Future: A Documentary that Highlights the Hard Work for the Conservation of the Archipelago

Annual Report 2019 - Charles Darwin Foundation

Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands prepares for its 2020 General Assembly

Population Records for the Galapagos Penguin and the Flightless Cormorant

The Charles Darwin Research Station has been recognized as Travellers' Choice 2020

Tortoises are not the only ones returning to Española Island (Galapagos Verde 2050)

Galapagos: promoting the sustainable use of the ocean

My experience collaborating with the research and conservation of the Galapagos sea turtle.

New monitoring and reporting framework aims to better protect World Heritage Sites from invasive alien species

Charles Darwin Foundation and WWF-Ecuador sign memorandum of understanding for the conservation of the Galapagos Islands

Climate crisis affects Galapagos small scale fisheries sector

Getting to know the plants and insects on farms on Santa Cruz, Galapagos

Charles Darwin Foundation Receives Leadership Gift to Tackle COVID-19 in Galapagos

Covid-19 Community Relief and Safely Reactivating Tourism in the Galapagos

The World that Darwin never saw: 30 new deep-sea invertebrates discovered within the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Conservation actions continue for the mangrove finch in the Galapagos Islands

61 years later, our efforts continue in the Galapagos

Preserving terrestrial ecosystems of the Galapagos islands

Two shark species newly registered in the deep waters of the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Japanese institutions donate food to Galapagos

Galapagos Natural History Collections: a scientific and educational tool

Exploring the life of Sea Turtles in the Galapagos Marine Reserve

2050 is being built today: Ecological Restoration of Baltra by Galapagos Verde 2050

World Albatross Day

Saving a species from the brink of extinction: Galapagos Verde 2050

Recent monitoring of the endangered Little Vermilion Flycatcher on Santa Cruz, Galapagos shows encouraging results

The Charles Darwin Foundation provided protective gear to the Galapagos National Park

World Ocean Day Photography Contest

10 things you can do help save our oceans

From the “Fortunate Islands” to the “Enchanted Islands” … the CDS Herbarium and GV2050 join forces for the ecological restoration of Baltra!

Charles Darwin Foundation Donates Hospital Mattresses to the Medical Center in Galapagos

Galapagos Verde 2050, Success and Adaptation

Charles Darwin Foundation Donates Masks and Protective Gear to Help in COVID-19 Fight

Galapagos: A natural laboratory to understand and co-evolve with climate change

Monitoring the effects of climate change in the Galapagos Marine Reserve with Ecoventura

Fragments of Galapagos' past

Vote on the name for our Newborn Tortoise

CDF at the ‘Sustainability Round Table’ - Discussion at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany

Strengthening the presence of the Charles Darwin Foundation on Isabela Island

Data Detectives: twenty-two years of change in Galapagos highland vegetation communities

The Charles Darwin Foundation donates ventilators to Hospital in Galapagos

Galapagos in the year 2050: a vision from Galapagos Verde 2050

COVID-19 Update #2 from Galapagos

Help us name a Newborn Tortoise

Travelling libraries: bringing knowledge to the Galapagos Community

COVID-19 Update from Galapagos

Diving deeper than ever to study mysterious kelp forest in Galapagos

Important Announcement

Tagged pregnant hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos could reveal migration to nursery grounds along South and Central America

Free Statistics training courses in Galapagos

Happy Darwin Day

The oldest penguin in the Galapagos Island

The Charles Darwin Foundation, screens Galapagos Hope for the Future in Quito.

Municipality of Quito presented award to the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands

Sharing Conservation Stories with Ecoventura

General Assembly 2019

It’s time for the Christmas Bird Count in Galapagos

Exploring the Galapagos twilight zone with new ROVs

Scientists investigates tiger sharks' diet in Galapagos

The Charles Darwin Foundation Presents the Documentary: Galapagos, Hope for the Future

A new tool to identify introduced and invasive insects at the Galapagos Islands

Felipe Cruz Scholarship contributes to the training of park rangers in Galapagos

The day we discovered the kelp forest in the Galapagos

Tortoises of Española island, Galapagos: The survivors

Biodiversity of Galapagos exhibited in Quito

Galapagos Research Station team collaborating at California Academy of Sciences

New Galapagos Report

Alison´s Adventures visits Galapagos

Tracking tuna for a sustainable fishery in Galapagos

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Charles Darwin Foundation

Ecological gardens in Galápagos: Inspiring future generations

Inspired by the Blue-Footed Boobies to Contribute to the Conservation of Galapagos

New virtual reality experience "Galapagos Adventure"

Chicks fledge against all odds for the rarest bird in Galapagos - Season 2019

International Symposium: 60 Years of Conservation and Science in Galapagos

Investigating the Mysterious Beings that Live in Galapagos’ Deep-sea

Galapagos launches campaign to reduce bird deaths on roads

What’s on a Hammerhead Shark Menu at the Galapagos Islands?

Galapagos Verde 2050: Bringing ecological integrity back to South Plaza

Small Actions making a Great Impact for the Conservation of Galapagos

Charles Darwin Foundation issues Alert on Galapagos conservation status

Expedition for the Subtidal Marine Ecological Monitoring of the Galapagos Marine Reserve sailed in March 2019

Tiger Sharks: Predation at the highest order and its relationship with Galapagos

Identifying strategies against a bio-invasion in Galapagos: the parasitic fly Philornis downsi

The California Academy of Sciences Expedition to Galapagos 2019

60 years of Science in Galapagos

Marine Mornings Program for Schools in Galapagos

4 new species of lichen discovered in Galapagos

Gap Year and Volunteering in Marine Projects in Galapagos

Sustainable Community Project in the Galapagos

2017-2018 Annual Report Launch

Seven days at Alcedo Volcano

Exploring the “Bajos” or Shallow Seamounts of the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Annual Christmas Bird Count in Galapagos

Changing Attitudes towards Plastic Pollution through art projects in Galapagos

Galapagos Verde 2050: Recovering endemic and native flora in rural farms

Charles Darwin Foundation Board of Directors has a new President

Exploring Marine Ecosystems with the Local Community

Subtidal Ecological Monitoring Program in the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Life re-emerging! Galápagos Verde 2050: Cacti recovering on remote islands

Science and tourism joining forces for the conservation of Galapagos

Marine World Exhibit Opens in Celebration of World Oceans Day in Galapagos

First Atlas of the Native and Invasive Species of the Galapagos Islands

Science and Conservation at the Edge of a Volcano in Galapagos

Galapagos Project Finalist of the Green Latinamerican Awards 2018

Celebrating Felipe Cruz's life in Galapagos

Felipe Cruz Bedón, leaves an immense gap in Galapagos

Taking care of very important baby plants

Humans in the Galápagos Islands

We’ve been on Isabela for 1.5 Years!

The Critically Endangered Mangrove Finch: A New Conservation Strategy in Galapagos

Between Boom and Bust Cycles: How Much are Galapagos Mangroves Worth?

Conserving the Galapagos Islands with Ecoventura

Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt’s Role in the Conservation of Galapagos

Monitoring sharks in the mid-Pacific: a journey to the sharkiest place in the world

Intercultural exchange between Japan and Galápagos

Population recovery of Galvezia leucantha var. leucantha on Isabela Island

Invasive Parasitic Fly Attacks the Galapagos Martin

SERC and CDF: United for Galapagos

3D Expedition to Darwin and Wolf

Underwater Cameras to Study Sharks in the Galapagos Islands

Travel with Ecoventura & Support Galapagos Conservation

My Experience Rearing Flies in Galapagos

Hope for the Critically-Endangered Mangrove Finch

A New Shark Educational Exhibit in Progress in the Galapagos Islands

Ecological Restoration in Action: Plaza Sur, a Thorny Surprise

Reducing the Threat of a Parasitic Fly on Galapagos Landbirds

Women Working in Science and Conservation

Birds and Flies: A Conservation Challenge

A Galapagos Youth and Her Passion for Conservation

Dr. Heinke Jäger Receives Recognition for her Research in Galapagos

New Website for Science and Conservation in Galapagos

Solving a Question of Sustainability by Studying the Ear Bones of Galapagos Fish

Experience and Fun, a Successful Tool to Learn about Sharks in the Galapagos Islands

The CDF Collections Make the Leap Into the Digital World
Planning for a Climate-Change-Resilient Galapagos Marine Reserve

Workshop: Climate Change Priorities for the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Galapagos Shark Ambassadors in Action!

We Announce Partial Scholarships for Locals of Galapagos

Alien invasion research to protect the Galapagos Islands

Volcanic Eruption in Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Biodiversity and Education for Sustainability Fund

The Charles Darwin Foundation’s Position in Relation to Illegal Fishing in Galapagos

Investigation about Subtidal Monitoring of Non-native Species Begins in the Cocos Island National Park

Monitoring Macroinvertebrates on the Galapagos ‘Enchanted Islands’

Expanding science and knowledge on the largest island of the Galapagos

Scientists Meet in Galapagos to Discuss Climate Change

CDF's New Library Catalog

Galapagos Verde 2050 is Starting the Process of Ecological Restoration on Española Island

Endemic Volunteer: My Experience at the Galapagos Charles Darwin Research Station

Studying Coral Reefs in the Darwin and Wolf Expedition 2017

Galapagos Lizard and Human Settlements Sharing Habitats

Unique Encounters at the Charles Darwin Research Station in Galapagos

Changing Perceptions about Sharks in the Galapagos Islands

Baby Sharks and Ice Cream Make for a Fun Evening in the Galapagos

Tackling the Biggest Challenge for Conservation in Galapagos: Legal Small-Scale Fisheries

Telling Scientific Stories with National Geographic

Can Rare Tropical Penguins Survive in the Galapagos?

Galapagos Landbirds and Their Current Situation in the Archipelago

Researching the Introduced Fowler’s Tree Frog In Santa Cruz Island

Five New Sub-Species of the Marine Iguana in Galapagos

The Difficult Flight of Birds in Galapagos

The Fourth Mangrove Finch Captive-Rearing Season Begins

Remembering the Story of Lonesome George in the Galapagos Islands

First Record of the Chilean Flamingo in Galápagos

Exploring the Depths of the Galapagos Islands

Sharing Environmental Education Experiences in South Africa

The “Protect the Fins” Campaign and Its Impact on the Community

DiveStat - Getting to Know the Divers in Galapagos

Re-sightings of Captive-bred Mangrove Finches

Monitoring Penguins and Cormorants in the West of the Galapagos

The Aquatimer Gets Up Close With The Predators Of The Seas

Don Jacinto Gordillo and the Charles Darwin Foundation

The Galapagos Verde 2050 Project: We Want to See a Greener Baltra!

Yachay Tech and the Charles Darwin Foundation Will Work Together to Achieve Excellence for Science in Ecuador

New 25-Year Deal to Boost Scientific Research and Environmental Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

New Findings About the Vermillion Flycatcher in Galapagos

Research to Eradicate Philornis downsi in Galapagos Moves Ahead

RAYMOND LÉVEQUE, The Origin of the Charles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz (1960-1962)

Learning About Sharks in Galapagos

Galapagos Verde 2050 Continues Contributing to Ecological Restoration of South Plaza

Protect the Fins and the Ocean Wins!
Third Group of Captive-Reared Mangrove Finch Fledglings Return to Isabela Island

Farewell Freda!
