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New Mining And Energy Law Puts The Galapagos Islands At Risk

March 5, 2026 People's Dispatch. , , ,
On February 26, with 70 votes against and 77 in favor, the National Assembly, controlled by the party of right-wing President Daniel Noboa, approved the controversial mining and energy law. According to the executive branch, the law seeks to attract foreign investment from large mining companies. Following the arrest of the mayor of Guayaquil, which has been considered a form of political persecution by various sectors, the president decided to relocate the government to that city. Immediately afterwards, the legislature, chaired by Niels Olsen, Noboa’s right-hand man, decided that the National Assembly sessions would be held near Guayaquil, in Samborondón, where a significant number of Ecuador’s wealthiest people live.

Greenpeace Calls For Bold High Seas Ocean Protection Of Galapagos

March 12, 2024 The Canary. , , , , ,
On Monday 12 March, Greenpeace called for new marine protections for the ocean surrounding the Galapagos – a vital biodiversity hotspot. Specifically, the environmental campaign group pushed for governments to create a high seas marine protected zone under a new UN treaty to secure a much wider area around Ecuador’s archipelago. The islands sit some 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) off the mainland of Ecuador, and have flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world. The islands unique diversity of life famously inspired British scientist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.

Co-Creating A Seafood System Vision In The Galápagos Islands

January 30, 2023 Emma D. Paine, Resilience. , , ,
The Galapagos island territory sits off the coast of Ecuador, encompassing the island archipelago, the surrounding waters, a national park and a marine reserve. The area is known for high biodiversity and among the highest levels of endemism on the planet (species that are found nowhere else). The islands and coast are home to a wide array of communities of people involved in the seafood system for decades, a web of social connections either directly or indirectly embedded in the reality of the sea. Facing the shifting and challenging environmental, social, and economic conditions, the community, local organizations, and the Galapagos Governing Council saw the need to understand the sea food system jointly with the community with the aim of later building public policies on food security for this special regime.
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