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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Cavernulina darwini (Hickson, 1921)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Sertularella affinicostata Calder & Faucci, 2021
Miriam San José CDF
Mesocosms in Galápagos!

For the first time in Galápagos, researchers established 24 mesocosms that simulate natural ponds to study freshwater ecosystems. The experiment examines how nutrients provided by giant tortoises can alter water conditions and how these changes relate to the development of tadpoles of the archipelago’s only introduced tree frog Scinax quinquefasciatus.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Heteroptychus galapagos Baba & Wicksten, 2019
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Usnea rubicunda Stirt.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Chordeiles minor Forster, 1771
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Anas discors Linnaeus, 1766
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pheucticus ludovicianus Linnaeus, 1766
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Egretta tricolor Muller, 1776
What does the new High Seas Treaty mean for the Eastern Tropical Pacific?
Pelayo Salinas de León/CDF
Bridging the Science - Policy Interface: How UN Conventions such as CMS can strengthen Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Conservation.

As threats to oceans intensify, bridging science and policy is key to protecting migratory species. This piece explores how UN conventions like CMS translate research into action, spotlighting efforts to uplist the Critically Endangered scalloped hammerhead shark and strengthen international conservation through collaboration, evidence, and policy innovation.

Pelagodroma marina Latham, 1790
Species Database Pelagodroma marina Latham, 1790
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Limnodromus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828)
Tringa semipalmata (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Database Tringa semipalmata (Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin, 1789
Species Database Tringa melanoleuca Gmelin, 1789
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Calidris melanotos Vieillot, 1819
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Piranga rubra Linnaeus, 1758