Charles Darwin Foundation

The Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF) is an international non-profit research organization dedicated to providing scientific research, technical assistance and information to ensure conservation success in Galapagos.
The IUCN (World Conservation Union) and UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) set up the CDF in 1959 after years of effort by a group of Ecuadorian, European and North American conservation pioneers.
CDF carries out its mission in Ecuador and Galapagos thanks to the Government of Ecuador, which allows the CDF to carry out research and offer conservation advice to the Government through a unique partnership agreement. CDF is part of a network of local and national institutions that support the conservation of Galapagos. For almost 50 years, CDF has worked in partnership with the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS), the principal government authority in charge of conservation and natural resource issues in Galapagos, providing the scientific knowledge needed to preserve this living laboratory for the world.

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