Floreana flourishes again
Floreana Gallery
Floreana Island, with an area of 17,125 hectares (42,316 acres), is home to a small community of around 160 people who mainly depend on tourism and agriculture. When people first arrived and then settled, they brought with them other animals that they introduced both accidentally and deliberately, which turned invasive and led to the local extinction of 13 emblematic species, such as the giant tortoise and the Floreana mockingbird. Currently, invasive species have a drastic impact on the ecosystem, as well as on the well-being of the community, including agriculture, livestock, tourism, infrastructure, and human health.
(54 according to the IUCN).
where it is feasible to carry out eradication of invasive predators with the technology currently available.
that disappeared from Floreana.
the process since 2012.
The Floreana Project provides the Ecuadorian government with the possibility to declare Floreana as one of the largest inhabited island in the world that has initiated a restoration process. This allows Ecuador to comply with international treaties and agreements (AICHI, SDGs, among others). Floreana will serve as a model for future restoration projects by eradicating invasive species in inhabited Galapagos islands and for similar projects on islands around the world.