Trust fund no loss of sovereignty over Galapagos Islands, Ecuadorian gov't argues

Sunday, June 11th 2023 - 14:21 UTC

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Ecuadorian authorities Saturday denied that a recent debt swap through the creation of the Galapagos Life Fund (GLF) trust entailed the loss of sovereignty over the Galapagos Islands as a newspaper claimed. Read full article

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Very good outcome. To ensure long term conservation of these islands, effort must be placed in restricting tourism growth. From zero hotel-based tourists 25 years to to over 200,000 such visitors now, this very rapid growth will undermine any conservation efforts.

Ecuador has established a globally recognized model with the ship-based visitation - with the small expedition ship fleet capacity having been strictly capped since 1998. The country must now do the same for hotel-based visitation.
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