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Compliance with EC Zoos Directive
The British and German Embassies in Quito, with support of the Galapagos Conservation Trust and the Charles Darwin Foundation, organised this event as part of World Environment Day and to help promote conservation on the islands.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The first wildlife storybook - Xingda’s Wildlife Explorations in Fanjingshan catering to local students was launched in Guizhou.
British Ambassador presented USD 5,000 donation to the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Mangrove Finch Conservation Project in Galapagos Islands.
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