GENERAL LINKS Around the world
Anglo-Ecuadorian Society
Founded in 1977, the Society aims to promote close and friendly relations between Ecuador and the United Kingdom by increasing knowledge of the history, geography and culture of Ecuador, helping people in conditions of hardship or distress in Ecuador, and serving as a contact in the U.K. for anybody having an interest in, or connection with, both countries in business and tourism.
ARKive
ARKive - Creating a lasting audio-visual record of life on Earth.
Celebrities Worldwide
The website that provides more than 30,000 contacts for U.K. and international celebrities and people in the News - everyone from Wayne Rooney to Brad Pitt and Bill Gates to Gareth Gates. Subscription packages are available to suit your needs! They also offer a celebrity booking service and a targeted celebrity mail out service tailored to the requirements of your event and brand.
Christopher Robbie
Christopher Robbie portrays Charles Darwin in a one-man play on the life and work of Darwin. Visit his website for further details. The GCT would like to thank Christopher Robbie for donating his time freely to raise awareness of Galapagos.
Darwin200
Darwin200 is a collaboration of organisations across the UK who are celebrating Darwin's 200th birthday in February 2009 with an exciting programme of activities. Although the bicentenary is nearly two years away, many plans for the celebrations are already underway. The website gives details of Darwin200 partners and their plans.
Darwin Online
The complete works of Charles Darwin online, including Darwin's Beagle notebooks from Galapagos, which are preserved today by English Heritage at Down House.
eMedia
eMedia is a web development company who have been in operation for six years. Identifying the need for businesses to be able to manage their own websites, the Marketeer platform has been developed with full ecommerce and content management functionality. Through providing high-end solutions at an affordable price, eMedia has become the market leader in self-managed, online ecommerce and content management website solutions.
Foto Search Images and Photo Library
Foto Search Images and Photo Library offers over 700,000 images in its extensive online archive, including photography, clipart, illustrations, footage, and maps. It is the digital, online equivalent of a conventional art museum. Browsing through the library is free, and there are no access charges, registration requirements, or usage limits. Best of all there are 245 high quality images of the Galapagos!
Galapagos Photo Gallery
Over 100 Galapagos images by photographer Howard Banwell, separated into islands and with a description of each photo.
Global Volunteer Network
The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world. Their vision is to support the work of local community organisations in developing countries through the placement of international volunteers. They believe local communities are in the best position to determine their needs, and they provide volunteers to help them achieve their goals. Volunteering is a great way to contribute to the global community, gain experience, and also fosters personal growth. You can volunteer from 2 to 52 weeks. For more information on their programmes visit http://www.volunteer.org.nz/.
Insure4charity
Insure4charity launched in March 2006, as the world's first 'insure & donate free' website. Insure4charity now allows web users to use the internet to find the insurance cover they need, at competitive rates and make a free donation to charity every time they take out an insurance policy through them.
International Galapagos Tour Operators Association
Based in the US, members of IGTOA are sympathetic to the conservation needs of the Galapagos Islands.
Jungle Photos
Jungle Photos is a collection of spectacular photos of the Galapagos Islands, taken by Roger Harris during his travels as a tour guide. Each photo is captioned with information to give you the background to Galapagos natural history, wildlife, plants and geology.
Kösen
Kösen life-like soft animals are hand-made in Germany. Visit the only official Kösen UK website and admire their whole range of natural looking plush animals. They also produce two lovely Galapagos tortoises which are available for sale from GCT's Gift Catalogue. Kösen supports the Friends of Galapagos in their conservation aims.
Learn Spanish
Free Interactive, On-Line, Spanish Language Lessons
Scottish Seabird Centre
The Scottish Seabird Centre is a charity which aims to increase awareness and appreciation of Scotland's rich natural environment.
Sharklife "Stop Shark Finning" petition
Sign a petition to ask Alibaba, the largest online shop on earth, to prohibit the trading of shark fins through their website.
Stanley Johnson
Stanley Johnson was born in Cornwall and is a British politician and author. On 6th January 2007 he wrote an article for the Financial Times entitled "Tread softly among the iguanas", which can be found on his website.
The British Chelonia Group
The British Chelonia Group is a charity dedicated to the care and conservation of tortoises, terrapins and turtles worldwide.
The Deep
A totally new concept in visitor attraction, the Submarium in Hull is a dramatic fusion of aquaria and state of the art interactives telling the story of the world's oceans through time, latitude and depth.
Visible Earth
A searchable directory of images, visualisations and animations of the Earth, including the Galapagos Islands.
Where Will We Go
A comprehensive directory of over 2,500 travel companies offering adventure or cultural holiday activities.
wildlifephotosbyjo.com
Introducing our new friends, who have amazing wildlife photographs to view and purchase, with 20% of all profits going to the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Please visit them at www.wildlifephotosbyjo.com.
Wildscreen
Wildscreen is a UK-based educational charity working globally to promote the conservation of nature and the public appreciation of biodiversity, through the power of wildlife imagery. They manage the Wildscreen Festival of Moving Images from the Natural World and are developing ARKive, a digital library of images of the world's endangered species.
Young People's Trust for the Environment
The Young People's Trust for the Environment is a charity which aims to encourage young people's understanding of the environment and the need for sustainability.
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