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Mara Speece

The Mystery Behind the Santa Fe Tortoise

In 1969, during relentless rains on Santa Fe Island, scientist Tjitte de Vries discovered a small, well-preserved tortoise skull. Taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station, the find intrigued researchers, who believed it might belong to the island’s long-extinct giant tortoise.

The Coastal Fisheries Initiative's Challenge Fund project presents its results

Our Roots: Isabela launches its first traditional recipe book

Identifying strategies against a bio-invasion in Galapagos: the parasitic fly Philornis downsi

Research to Eradicate Philornis downsi in Galapagos Moves Ahead

Leaving my mark in the Galapagos as a GV2050 volunteer!

CDF at the ‘Sustainability Round Table’ - Discussion at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany

Nancy Tapia

MY SECOND CHANCE

After 20 years, Nancy Tapia Paredes returned to the Galapagos, volunteering at the Community Library on Santa Cruz Island. Through storytelling and environmental education inspired by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, she rediscovered her passion for conservation and found healing. Discover her story of second chances, growth, and a renewed purpose in protecting this extraordinary place.