The government of Ecuador is committed to making Galapagos the world's first feral goat free archipelago by 2010.
The Ecuadorian Government has pledged to transform Galapagos into a worldwide example of conservation and preservation by establishing a US$15 million trust fund through the Global Environment Facility for the control of all invasive species in the archipelago.
The government's primary aim is to continue monitoring and controlling invasive species through the GNP's Operating Plan and to prevent damage to the islands.
The initiative builds on the success of Project Isabela, which GCT has supported over many years. It is another step towards removing Galapagos from the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites in danger.
During Project Isabela, GCT's partner on Galapagos, the Charles Darwin Foundation, and the Galapagos National Park (GNP) successfully worked together between 1998 and 2006 to eradicate feral goats on the islands of Isabela and Santiago. The resulting regeneration of the islands' endemic wildlife species is signaling the recovery of their fragile ecosystem.
he project has been the largest and most successful eradication project in the world and now serves as a model for conservation globally.
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