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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Inga edulis Mart.
Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.
Species Database Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.
Persea americana Mill.
Species Database Persea americana Mill.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pterodroma phaeopygia (Salvin, 1876)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cyperus brevifolius (Rottb.) Hassk.
Galapagos launches campaign to reduce bird deaths on roads
Tortoises are not the only ones returning to Española
Taking care of an endangered shrub in Galapagos
Pisonia floribunda Hook. f.
Species Database Pisonia floribunda Hook. f.
Letters from the Library: The librarian's footprints
Opuntia insularis Stewart
Species Database Opuntia insularis Stewart
Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc.
Species Database Desmodium procumbens (Mill.) Hitchc.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Herissantia crispa (L.) Brizicky
Euphorbia punctulata Andersson
Species Database Euphorbia punctulata Andersson
Archive CDF
The Science Behind a Designation

In 1984, six years after becoming a World Heritage Site, Galápagos was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Peter Kramer's 1980 proposal and Köster and Villa's 1983 research built the scientific case, showing that reconciling conservation with sustainable development, economic growth, tourism, urbanization, and immigration required integrating ecological and social criteria.

Experience and Fun, a Successful Tool to Learn about Sharks in the Galapagos Islands
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pilea peploides (Gaudich.) Hook. & Arn.
Galagete pecki flavofasciata Schmitz & Landry, 2005
Species Database Galagete pecki flavofasciata Schmitz & Landry, 2005