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A Galapagos Youth and Her Passion for Conservation
Mara Speece-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Foundation is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of Galapagos in Ecuador, with more than 135,000 specimens and 7,500 species across four Collections: Marine, Vertebrate, Terrestrial Invertebrate and a Herbarium.

Billy Bensted-Smith/CDF
Local expertise meets global science: the first complete genome of endangered sea cucumber advances marine conservation in Galápagos

Local expertise meets global science: the first complete genome of endangered sea cucumber advances marine conservation in Galápagos

Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883)
Species Database Phoebastria irrorata (Salvin, 1883)
Carlos Espinosa-CDF
2026 Galapagos Expedition - Floreana
Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
Species Database Chelonoidis porteri (Rothschild, 1903)
Chelonoidis vandenburghi (De Sola, 1930)
Species Database Chelonoidis vandenburghi (De Sola, 1930)
Chelonoidis hoodensis (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Species Database Chelonoidis hoodensis (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Chelonoidis darwini (Van Denburgh, 1907)
Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh, 1914)
Species Database Chelonoidis chathamensis (Van Denburgh, 1914)
Chelonoidis microphyes (Günther, 1875)
Species Database Chelonoidis microphyes (Günther, 1875)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Stachys agraria Cham. & Schltdl.
Pseudelephantopus spiralis (Less.) Cronquist
Species Database Pseudelephantopus spiralis (Less.) Cronquist
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hexadesmus latridens (Loomis, 1933)
Bryan Perez
Climate crisis affects Galapagos small scale fisheries sector
Expanding science and knowledge on the largest island of the Galapagos
CDF Archive
65 Years of Science and Conservation: The Living Legacy of the Charles Darwin Foundation

In 2024, the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) commemorated 65 years of continuous work in favor of scientific research and conservation of the Galapagos Islands. This anniversary not only marks an outstanding trajectory, but also invites reflection on the role that new generations and authorities must assume to strengthen the protection of this unique natural heritage.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tephrosia cinerea (L.) Pers.
Galapagos Verde 2050 is Starting the Process of Ecological Restoration on Española Island
Galapagos launches campaign to reduce bird deaths on roads