Galapagos Conservancy Inc.

Filing Period

Apr 1, 2012 to Mar 31, 2013

Signed

Jul 29, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$4,213,048

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Ecosystem restoration: gc's ecosystem restoration efforts seek to rebuild healthy, balanced natural communities that support native and endemic terrestrial plans and animals as well as marine species. Included in this is developing mid- and long-term management strategies to ensure that sustainability of these communities in perpetuity. In 2013, gc's grants and program activities in their area supported whale shark tagging in the galapagos marine reserve to understand their population and migration dynamics, cataloguing marine field collections and their integration with the cdf datazone (a comprehensive, on-line species database) and an international workshop that convened specialists from around the world to develop a multi-year plan for restoring giant tortoise populations throughout the archipelago. Work also included a review of mitigation techniques for galapagos hawks during rat eradication on pinzon, and the final report and recommendations published and disseminated on philornis downsi, with an accompanying land bird conservation action plan.

Activity 3

Sustainable society: long-term protection of galapagos requires a socio-economic system that is compatible with biodiversity conservation, and educational system that prepares citizens to be stewards of the archipelago, and a strong civil society dedicated to and engaged in galapagos conservation. In 2013, gc's grants in this area include projects focused on archipelago-wide educational reform and a specific investment in a local school as a model of environment-focused education, teacher training and need-based scholarships for students. Gc also funded an international workshop on citizen science to develop local capacity in this area and a strategic planning and institutional strengthening initiative for a local ngo. Funding also included regular meetings with local and national municipal leaders, academic institutions, and ngos to gather information on outstanding conservation needs and concerns and creating a blueprint for coordinated program investments in key conservation priorities. Working with the galapagos national park, gc funded a network of "tortoise cams" to strengthen public engagement and connection with the conservation efforts of the park.

Filer

EIN

13-3281486