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.

Squat lobsters guide scientists to new hydrothermal vent field

Unveiling the mysteries of unexplored hydrothermal vents
Could climate change determine the sex of tortoises?
The CDF joins the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge to Implement Community-Based Monitoring and Safeguard Island Ecosystems

Into the blue (shark)!

Come and celebrate the 64th anniversary of the Charles Darwin Foundation, at our Open House 2023!

Nature Journaling: A key to Connect with the Nature

The Charles Darwin Foundation and WWF launch project "Habla Tiburón" to promote the conservation of sharks and rays and empower fishing communities in mainland and insular Ecuador

Remembering Lonesome George: Lessons from a Vanishing Species

The Charles Darwin Foundation reveals its new mission and launches its 2022 Impact Report during its 52nd General Assembly

18 healthy Mangrove Finch fledglings leave the nest: a sign of hope for this critically endangered species

12 Little Vermilion Flycatcher chicks fledge the nest, in most successful nesting season yet in Santa Cruz Island

Ecuador’s historic debt-for-nature swap is a major milestone for conservation in Galapagos and the world

Our trip to Houston

My First Scientific Steps in the Galapagos Verde 2050 Program

A new Marine Protected Area along the entire Ecuadorian coastline to protect key coastal ecosystems, habitats and species

Landing on the Shark Ecology Project

Scientists Discover Pristine Deep-Sea Coral Reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve

When a sandy patch becomes a shark scratching post: Learning about chafing behavior

From Galapagos to Madagascar: A journey to save tortoises

Join us on a historic deep-sea expedition inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve onboard the Atlantis & the research submarine Alvin: March 28 - April 22, 2023

What does the new High Seas Treaty mean for the Eastern Tropical Pacific?

From Ogasawara to Galapagos: miles apart, yet so close

Darwin and Wolf’s enchanted sharks

The quest for kelp and diving with dr. Sylvia Earle

Expedition to Española: A world of questions about Galapagos insects and endemic plants

Scientists register previously unknown kelp forests in the Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Christmas Bird Count is back

Galapagos Giant Tortoises: A journey through their shells

GalNEMO, New Online Database, Tracks Non-native Species in the Galápagos

Scalesia cordata: from concern to hope on Isabela, Galapagos

Sharing Land with Giants: Which Habitat Do Tortoises Prefer?

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 27

Our scientists welcome the German government’s support to fight invasive species in the Galapagos

The Charles Darwin Foundation presents its Strategic Plan and first Impact Report during its 51st General Assembly meeting

Yolanda Kakabadse appointed President of the Board of the Charles Darwin Foundation

Dr. Linda Cayot leaves a legacy in Galapagos

Museum specimens come back home!

Advancing recovery of the Little Vermilion Flycatcher population on Santa Cruz, Galapagos

13 CDF scientists share their latest advances in scientific research at the IV Galapagos Science Symposium

Galapagos petrel, there’s still hope for this endangered bird

Microbiology arrived at the Galapagos Verde 2050 Program

Our 2022 Open House welcomed more than a thousand visitors
Committed to the conservation of the Critically Endangered mangrove finch, 2022 breeding season update

Getting ready to welcome you again at the Charles Darwin Research Station

Following in Darwin’s footsteps – endemic species rediscovered in Galapagos

Warming oceans threatening Galapagos Reefs

Leaving my mark in the Galapagos as a GV2050 volunteer!

Ecuador participated in the UN Ocean Conference 2022

Strengthening alliances for the benefit of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor

UN Ocean Conference 2022

Celebrating the Galapagos Sea Turtles

Women and men feeding Galapagos: gender perspective in the archipelago’s artisanal fisheries

Climate variability affects the feeding habits of hammerhead sharks inhabiting the Galapagos Marine Reserve

Galapagos: volcanoes within oceanic islands

An oceanographic buoy monitors the ocean temperature at Wellington Reef – Darwin Island, Galapagos

The story of 'Pescado Azul' (Blue Fish) in Isabela: an experience to transmit, remember and learn

Just keep swimming … silky sharks are setting records

In Galapagos, the Coastal Fisheries Initiative - Challenge Fund project presented its results

Five places you can't miss on your visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station!

Friends of Charles Darwin Foundation Launches as a US 501(c)(3) to Protect the Galápagos Archipelago

Workshop on advances in the development of a biological control agent for the invasive blackberry in Galapagos ends successfully

CDF strengthens ties with Ecuadorian Embassy in the U.S.

New ventures seek to transform the Galapagos seafood system

The journey for taking care of an endangered shrub in Galapagos

Celebrating the life of Ans Thurkow-Hartmans

Charles Darwin Research Station, Venue of the Second Galapagos-Israel International Symposium

Annual Report 2020 summarizes the support provided during the COVID19 health emergency

Isabeleño benefiting from our CDF scholarship program

New Galapagos Marine Reserve, Hermandad, established!

Wolf volcano on Isabela island erupting

Scientists discover novel viruses in Galapagos giant tortoises

Update Report Year One - “Harvesting Water” Isabela, Galápagos

Hope for the Little Vermilion Flycatcher on Santa Cruz Island

December: we are gearing up for the Christmas Bird Count

A new partnership for Galapagos!

The Charles Darwin Foundation Celebrates its 50th General Assembly Meeting

Galapagos welcomes a new Marine Research Center

Shark-ambassadors lead microplastic cleanup with the European Union

David Balfour MBE 1937 – 2021 a Galapagos legend

Graduation of entrepreneurs and launching of the Entrepreneurship Community

Marine Invasive Species Project presented at World Conservation Congress

“Our Roots”, Isabela Island’s first tradional recipe book, was launched

Ecosystem services in the GMR and their valuation

Santa Cruz community attends Charles Darwin Research Station’s Open House

We open our doors to celebrate 62 years of CDF life

Shark Ambassadors, custodians of Galapagos and guardians of conservation.

From the Galapagos to Panama (and back): Satellite tracking reveals round trip migration by pregnant scalloped hammerhead shark to coastal birthing grounds

Antibiotic resistance in Galapagos Giant Tortoises

World Albatross Day 2021

Azimuth World Foundation partners with the Charles Darwin Foundation to promote a sign-up and donation matching campaign

"Our Roots"; Isabela Island gastronomy, culture, and tradition

Are tortoises the ‘hippos’ of the Galapagos?

The magical world of herbaria: dried plants that are full of life.

New study reveals mangroves in the Galapagos Islands are key ecosystems to a variety of fish species

DiCaprio, conservationists launch $43M effort to restore Galápagos Islands

2020 working during the pandemic on Isabela Island, Galapagos

Galapagos Research issue 70

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
