| CDF works in partnership with many organizations, and in doing so, has greatly contributed to a long list of accomplishments that have helped conserve Galapagos. | |
| 1959 |
CDF created and Galapagos National Park established |
| 1964 |
CDRS established in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos |
 © CDF Officials at the CDRS inauguration ceremony in 1964. |
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| 1965 |
Giant Tortoise repatriation program initiated |
| 1966 |
First conservation education programs in the Galapagos Islands |
| 1968 |
Galapagos National Park (GNP) begins operations |
| 1971 |
Last known surviving Pinta Island giant tortoise (Lonesome George) found |
| 1972 |
Scholarship training program initiated for Ecuadorian students |
| 1976 |
Land iguana population restoration program initiated |
| 1978 |
Galapagos Islands named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO |
| 1984 |
Galapagos National Park recognized as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO |
| 1998 |
Special Law for Galapagos created the Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR), quarantine system and migration control |
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CDF establishes Environmental Education Centers on three inhabited islands |
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GNP and CDF begin Project Isabela to restore Santiago, Pinta and northern Isabela Islands |
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| 1999 |
Galapagos Inspection and Quarantine Program initiated |
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Sultán Qabús Prize awarded to CDF by UNESCO |
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| 2000 |
Terrestrial Invertebrates Database and Collection established |
| 2001 |
World Heritage Site extended to include the GMR |
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J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize awarded to CDF |
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Santiago Island declared pig-free |
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IUCN adds the entire endemic flora of Galapagos to the Red List of Endangered |
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| 2002 |
Society for Conservation Biology Award for Distinguished Achievement |
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International Cosmos Prize awarded to the CDRS by Japan |
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| 2003 |
Baseline Study of the Marine Reserve published |
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Baseline Study of Plant Research published |
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Government of Ecuador enacts the Law for Total Control of Introduced |
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| 2004 |
BBVA Foundation Prize awarded to CDF in Spain |
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Commander of the National Order of Honorato Vásquez bestowed on |
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Punto Azul Award from the Colegio Nacional de Galápagos |
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| 2005 |
Galapagos marine reserve recognized as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area by the International Maritime Organization |
More about the history of Galapagos and CDF:
The Darwin Foundation Is Organized
From Evolutionary Time to the Early Days of the Charles Darwin Foundation in Galapagos