The Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have agreed on a joint scientific, educational, cultural, and communication initiative to support conservation and sustainable development in Galapagos.
The agreement was signed in the presence of 15 UNESCO officials by Dr. J. Gabriel Lopez, CDF's executive director, and Edouard Matoko, head of UNESCO in Ecuador and is in accordance with the Ecuadorian government's policy, enshrined in the Constitution of 2008, to foster conservation and sustainable development in the archipelago.
CDF and UNESCO will coordinate their
projects with Ecuador's National Development Plans, cooperating in a joint
course of action to achieve common goals. Specifically, the accord seeks to
develop social capabilities for environmental preservation in the Galapagos Island
region.More information here
