Annual IGTOA Members Meeting: Defining and Achieving Sustainable Tourism in the Galapagos

Adventure Life is attending the annual members meeting of the International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA) this week. The theme this year is both ambitious and admirable: Defining and Achieving Sustainable Tourism in the Galapagos. Adventure Lifer, Erin Corriea, is attending and she’ll be in fine company — special guests and speakers include Swen Lorenz, Executive Director, Charles Darwin Foundation; Eliecer Cruz, Director, World Wildlife Fund; Oswaldo Rosero, Operations Director, [...]

 

Adventure Life Travelers and Galapagos Conservation

As of February 2012, Adventure Life travelers have raised over $83,000 for conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. Those are impressive numbers – you should be proud of yourself, I know I sure am! These monies where raised through our Galapagos Traveler-Funding program; a program we launched with IGTOA (International Galapagos Tour Operators Association) in 2006. Here’s where your dollars went in 2011: CDF (Charles Darwin Foundation) received a total [...]