The Charles Darwin Foundation: Some Critical Remarks About Its History and Trends

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Abstract

The “Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Isles” was created in 1959, and since then has been active in the Galapagos Archipelago. The events, discussions, and the background for its name have been discussed in various contributions to this book (Hennessy 2016; Quiroga 2016). This is largely a personal view of some tendencies or changes in thinking which have accompanied the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) in the more than 40 years that I have been more or less close to it, as a member of its board, as an ongoing member of its general assembly, and temporarily involved as director (1984–1989) of its “Charles Darwin Research Station” (CDRS).

Keywords

Oceanic Island Tourism Industry Human Presence National Park Service Staff Scientist 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Colegio de ciencias biológicas y ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoQuitoEcuador

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