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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.

The Fourth Mangrove Finch Captive-Rearing Season Begins
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Species Database Ceratonereis (Composetia) monronis (Westheide, 1977)
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Species Database Paralaophontodes exopoditus Mielke, 1981
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Species Database Sigmatidium kunzi Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Ectinosoma nonpectinatum Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Galapacanuella beckeri Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Ectinosoma pectinatum Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Myozona aerumnosa Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1974
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Species Database Hastigerella abbotti santacruzensis Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Arenosetella germanica galapagoensis Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Myozona psila Sopott-Ehlers & Schmidt, 1974
The fourth Mangrove Finch captive-rearing season begins
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Species Database Noodtiella hoodensis Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Noodtiella frequentior Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Sigmatidium triarticulatum Mielke, 1979
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Species Database Theridiosoma sancristobalensis Baert, 2013
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Species Database Atractis marquezi Bursey & Flanagan, 2002
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Species Database Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
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Species Database Pisione galapagoensis Westheide, 1974