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December 30, 2025
‘I never imagined we could buy an island’: how a community saved Mexico’s Galápagos
When developers began circling Espíritu Santo island in the 1990s, a private conservation effort saw them off. But today the Unesco site faces a new threat: mass tourism
TL;DR
- Developers were interested in Espíritu Santo island in the 1990s.
- A private conservation effort deterred the developers.
- The island is a Unesco site.
- Mass tourism is the current threat to the island.
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