Daniela Vilema

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Environmental Communicator for Marine Projects

Daniela Vilema worked with the local community through outreach and environmental education, focusing mostly on shark conservation. Previously, she was a CDF volunteer and fellow.

She worked with Waorani communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon, supporting their reforestation and aquaculture projects with an environmental education program.

Articles

Marine Mornings Program for Schools in Galapagos

29 Jan 2019

Between October and December 2018, more than 1000 students from Santa Cruz, Isabela and San Cristobal Islands have participated in the "Marine Mornings" initiative of the Charles Darwin Research... Read more

Changing Attitudes towards Plastic Pollution through art projects in Galapagos

19 Nov 2018

This year, thanks to the support of the Lindblad Expeditions - National Geographic Fund, we are carrying out a project to change attitudes towards marine pollution through the construction of a... Read more

Exploring Marine Ecosystems with the Local Community

08 Nov 2018

When living in an archipelago, it is common to think that all people visit the beach frequently, that they swim or that they snorkel as many of the people who visit the islands to get to know one of... Read more

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

06 Sep 2018

A new exhibit at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Van Straelen Interpretation Center has been re-opened with the “Marine World” themed display after 18 years. Thanks to the support of Save... Read more

Galapagos Project Finalist of the Green Latinamerican Awards 2018

20 Aug 2018

Puerto Santa Ana in Guayaquil was the venue for the fifth edition of the event that every each year strives to connect, exhibit and reward the best social-environmental projects of this region:... Read more

Underwater Cameras to Study Sharks in the Galapagos Islands

17 Apr 2018

Written in collaboration with: Pelayo Salinas de León. Since 2013, the Charles Darwin Research Station’s shark team, in collaboration with the Galapagos National Park Directorate, have conducted... Read more

A New Shark Educational Exhibit in Progress in the Galapagos Islands

29 Mar 2018

With more than 80,000 visitors annually, the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS) is one of the most visited places by tourists in the Galapagos Islands. The Van Straelen Interpretation Center,... Read more

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

16 Jan 2018

The first time we met with our Shark Ambassadors group in 2017 at the Charles Darwin Research Station (CDRS), they looked curious about the activities we were about to develop. I remember asking all... Read more

Workshop: Climate Change Priorities for the Galapagos Marine Reserve

23 Oct 2017

The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF), a non-for-profit research institution that for almost 60 years has been the official scientific advisor to the Ecuadorian government, will be hosting a... Read more

Galapagos Shark Ambassadors in Action!

20 Oct 2017

Take motivated students, add the ocean surrounding us, and you have the perfect combination to conduct conservation work. When you are at the beach, have you ever lifted a rock to find out what is... Read more

Changing Perceptions about Sharks in the Galapagos Islands

02 Jun 2017

The most common response when I talk to non-scientists about sharks, is that they are dangerous animals that, among other things, kill people. Actually, sharks are not killers; they are very... Read more

Telling Scientific Stories with National Geographic

16 May 2017

Written in collaboration with Paola Diaz-Freire. A National Geographic team arrived in Galapagos for four days to run a Story Telling Bootcamp directed to our staff members and other organisations... Read more

Five New Sub-Species of the Marine Iguana in Galapagos

15 May 2017

The Galapagos Marine Iguana is one of the key endemic species that is distributed throughout the archipelago. Recently, a team of European and Latin American scientists led by Dr. Sebastian... Read more

The Difficult Flight of Birds in Galapagos

15 May 2017

Written by: Jack Lo Lau / Mongabay LatamThis article was originally published in Mongabay Latam. How is a small fruit fly able to affect the finch population? What do the dwarf penguin, the... Read more

The Fourth Mangrove Finch Captive-Rearing Season Begins

04 Apr 2017

Climbing equipment, incubators and generators with solar panels are some of the tools that are part of the materials that the mangrove finch conservation project team requires to begin the fourth... Read more

Remembering the Story of Lonesome George in the Galapagos Islands

23 Feb 2017

This February 23rd, the Government of Ecuador through the Ministry of the Environment brings back from the Museum of Natural History of New York, the embalmed body of the giant tortoise native of... Read more

Exploring the Depths of the Galapagos Islands

10 Feb 2017

Written in collaboration with Etienne Rastoin. The coastal waters of the Galapagos archipelago have been of scientific interest for the last 30 years, however, the depths of the Marine Reserve have... Read more

Sharing Environmental Education Experiences in South Africa

10 Feb 2017

During the last year I worked on the education component of the project "The Galapagos Marine Reserve: A Model of Sustainable Coexistence between Humans and Sharks" with the support of the Save Our... Read more

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

08 Feb 2017

We conclude with our campaign Protect the Fins and the Ocean Wins! Demonstrating that humans and sharks can coexist sustainably. After visiting all the schools in the archipelago and performing... Read more

DiveStat - Getting to Know the Divers in Galapagos

07 Feb 2017

Written in collaboration with Nicolás Moity How many tourists come to Galapagos to dive? Where do these divers come from? Where are most of the sharks, mantas, turtles and other marine species of... Read more

Monitoring Penguins and Cormorants in the West of the Galapagos

03 Feb 2017

Written in collaboration with Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcategui. Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and non-flying cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi) are two endemic species of the Galapagos... Read more

Learning About Sharks in Galapagos

07 Aug 2016

“Galapagos needs sharks, sharks need Galapagos”. This is the main focus of the environmental education workshops that have been developed for 5th, 6th and 7th graders in all the schools of Santa... Read more

Protect the Fins and the Ocean Wins!

29 Jun 2016

Did you know that a shark generates more than 5 million dollars in the span of its entire life in the Galapagos? Or that the Darwin and Wolf Islands host the highest shark biomass on the planet?... Read more

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The mission of the Charles Darwin Foundation and its Research Station is to tackle the greatest threats and challenges to Galapagos through scientific research and conservation action, in order to safeguard one of the world’s most important natural treasures.

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