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Charles Darwin Foundation

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The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands was founded in 1959, almost 60 years ago, under the auspices of UNESCO (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1) and the World Conservation Union. [1]

9 relations: Charles Darwin, Ecuador, Galápagos Islands, Galápagos National Park, Gerard Corley Smith, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Jean Dorst, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos).

Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

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Ecuador

Ecuador (Ikwadur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Ikwadur Ripuwlika), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Galápagos Islands

The Galápagos Islands (official name: Archipiélago de Colón, other Spanish name: Las Islas Galápagos), part of the Republic of Ecuador, are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, west of continental Ecuador.

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Galápagos National Park

Galápagos National Park (Parque Nacional Galápagos), established in 1959 and beginning operations in 1968, is Ecuador's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Gerard Corley Smith

Gerard Thomas Corley Smith (30 July 1909 – 7 October 1997), or Corley as he was known, is remembered chiefly for his work in protecting the unique environment of the Galápagos Islands and his support for the Charles Darwin Foundation, established in 1959.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Jean Dorst

Jean Dorst (7 August 1924 – 8 August 2001) was a French ornithologist.

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Puerto Ayora

Puerto Ayora is a town in central Galápagos, Ecuador.

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Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos)

Santa Cruz Island is one of the Galápagos Islands with an area of and a maximum altitude of.

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Redirects here:

CDRS, Charles Darwin Research Station.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin_Foundation

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