Ernesto Bustamante

Liaison Coordinator at Isabela Island

Ernesto is an Environmental Engineer from Peru with a Master’s degree in Environmental Management in Australia.

He arrived at the CDRS at the end of 2016 to serve as a Liasion Coordinator at Isabela Island.

As part of his responsibilities, he is the primary contact between the CDRS and the local institutions and represents the Foundation in meetings and other local activities, supports the execution of projects in the island, provides information regarding the CDRS to tourists and members of the community and coordinates the donation site.

Articles

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

At the end of October 2021, marked one year since the first fog catcher systems of the “Harvesting Water” Project were installed. The purpose of this initiative was to increase the amount of...

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

Isabela's recipe book "Our Roots" (Our Roots) will be officially launched on august 20th of 2021. The cookbook features twelve typical dishes of the island. It Is divided into three sections: four...

2020 working during the pandemic on Isabela Island, Galapagos

At the end of 2019, the CDF team on Isabela had a clear plan about the main education, sustainability and community outreach activities to be executed in 2020.However, March arrived and all of our...

Strengthening the presence of the Charles Darwin Foundation on Isabela Island

Three years have passed since the institutional presence of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) on Isabela was resumed in January 2017. During this time, we have gradually consolidated our presence...

Sustainable Community Project in the Galapagos

On Isabela Island in the Galapagos, the need to implement environmental education initiatives was identified as a high priority due to the lack of these types of initiatives in the curriculums of...

We’ve been on Isabela for 1.5 Years!

The Executive Directorate of the Charles Darwin Foundation identified in 2016 that it was a necessity to spread the mission of the Foundation on the different populated areas of the archipelago. For...

Expanding science and knowledge on the largest island of the Galapagos

I have been very lucky to visit Galapagos numerous times, first as a volunteer at the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD) and then at the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF). At the start of...

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