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Home > Destinations > South
America > Galapagos
Islands > Giving
Back
A non-profit organization through which travelers can support conservation and
help indigenous people at a local level worldwide.
The Travelers Conservation Trust (TCT) was established in 1986 as a nonprofit,
affiliate organization of Wildland Adventures, Inc. on the basis that culturally
and environmentally sensitive tourism is a powerful force for conservation
and community development. The TCT identifies means by which Wildland Adventures
and our travelers can support local, small-scale projects that protect the
environment and help local communities. By inviting our travelers to be more
sensitive and conscientious guests, TCT provides an alternative to exploitative
and destructive elements of conventional tourism. This link between travel
and conservation enhances your travel experience and allows authentic cultural
encounters through learning, sharing and making a contribution.  Wildland Adventures and our travelers
to the Galapagos have contributed to The
Charles Darwin Foundation, a non-profit
NGO founded under the auspices of UNESCO
and the World Conservation Union. Our support
has helped fund research projects, conservation
initiatives and public education through
the Charles
Darwin Research Station. Located
on Isla Santa Cruz, Wildland Adventures
trip participants to Galapagos will meet
our information specialist at the Station
who will introduce you the work being done
by the team of scientists, educators, volunteers,
research students and support staff.
Wildland Adventures is also a founding
member of The
International Galapagos Tour Operators
Association [IGTOA], a consortium
of leading nature tour companies dedicated
to the protection of the Galápagos
ecosystems and improvement of tourism management
in the archipelago. Maintaining a seat
on the Board of Directors of IGTOA, Wildland
Adventures continues to direct funding
for a series of annual grants that have
financed to following:
- A comprehensive reference
library for all Galapagos guides
- Anti-poaching
patrol boat operated in the outer islands
by WildAid
- Bay and shoreline clean-ups
- US Coast Guard training of Ecuadorian
Marine Inspectors
- Local information officer to
greet and inform guests at
the Van Straelen
Vistors
Center
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