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Are debt-for-nature swaps the way forward for conservation?

Agreements to reduce developing countries’ debt burden in exchange for spending on nature will be on the agenda at a finance summit in Paris this week.

The Galapagos penguin, one of the world's rarest, sees a glimmer of hope

The Galapagos penguin, one of the world's rarest, sees a glimmer of hope

Biologists created a unique method to boost numbers of the tropical bird—and it seems to be working.

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Up close look at Galapagos Islands

Climate change is bearing down on the wildlife in Galapagos that helped bring the world the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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Due to climate change, ocean habitats could be remarkably different by 2060

A new study projects how climate change will affect the oceans, and protected areas in particular. The scientists used a series of different warming scenarios to determine how climate change might alter the oceans.

$43M effort to restore Galápagos Islands
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DiCaprio, conservationists launch $43M effort to restore Galápagos Islands

A coalition of groups have mobilized $40 million for efforts to restore degraded habitats in the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago renowned for its endemic species and central role in scientists' understanding of ecology and evolution.

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Climate change endangers the Galapagos and the Florida Reef. Tourism makes it worse

Climate change endangers the Galapagos and the Florida Reef. Tourism makes it worse

Air travel and human foot traffic are two factors hastening the decline of destinations like the Florida Reef and the Galapagos islands.
Going to the Galápagos is easier and cheaper than ever. That might not be a good thing.
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Going to the Galápagos is easier and cheaper than ever. That might not be a good thing.

Some conservationists and travel experts are worried about the environmental impact of a growing number of visitors on the fragile, otherworldly archipelago.
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