2009 was an exceptional year for both GCT and our support for Galapagos and we are delighted to share with you just some of the highlights.
The Darwin celebrations and 50th anniversaries of the Galapagos National Park (GNP) and Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) created a real opportunity to raise GCT's profile, put Galapagos conservation firmly in the spotlight and so secure much needed funds for conservation in the Islands. With help from our members and supporters we are delighted to tell you that we achieved all three. For more details on the following please click here .
We all know that conservation costs money. That is why our greatest success has to be the 28% increase in the funds we raised to help save Galapagos - over £680,000 in all.
A new £400,000 research fund (in addition to the figure cited above) to create a lasting link between Galapagos and Cambridge University. This was thanks to a highly successful fundraising dinner attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, shown here, held at Darwin's alma mater, Christ's College.
A fantastic start for Project Floreana, the first plan to restore an inhabited island in Galapagos. GCT raised over £150,000 in year one of this five year programme, including close to £50,000 to help save the Floreana Mockingbird, Darwin's inspiration and one of the world's rarest birds. Project Floreana remains one of our priorities for 2010.
We would like to thank every single one of you for helping us make 2009 our best year ever. With Galapagos still on the list of World Heritage in Danger we cannot afford to stop. Please help us to make 2010 even more successful for Galapagos' long term future, by making a contribution towards our 15th Anniversary Appeal.
The Darwin celebrations and 50th anniversaries of the Galapagos National Park (GNP) and Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) created a real opportunity to raise GCT's profile, put Galapagos conservation firmly in the spotlight and so secure much needed funds for conservation in the Islands. With help from our members and supporters we are delighted to tell you that we achieved all three. For more details on the following please click here .
We all know that conservation costs money. That is why our greatest success has to be the 28% increase in the funds we raised to help save Galapagos - over £680,000 in all.
A new £400,000 research fund (in addition to the figure cited above) to create a lasting link between Galapagos and Cambridge University. This was thanks to a highly successful fundraising dinner attended by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, shown here, held at Darwin's alma mater, Christ's College.A fantastic start for Project Floreana, the first plan to restore an inhabited island in Galapagos. GCT raised over £150,000 in year one of this five year programme, including close to £50,000 to help save the Floreana Mockingbird, Darwin's inspiration and one of the world's rarest birds. Project Floreana remains one of our priorities for 2010.
We would like to thank every single one of you for helping us make 2009 our best year ever. With Galapagos still on the list of World Heritage in Danger we cannot afford to stop. Please help us to make 2010 even more successful for Galapagos' long term future, by making a contribution towards our 15th Anniversary Appeal.
