26. 2009 ⊠Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island â GalĂĄpagos Islands
27. The Issue of Human Impact Tourism is one of the worldâs fastest growing industries. It is also a source of increasing stress on fragile ecosystems. Its social, economic and environmental impacts are immense and complex, not least because tourism concentrates on vulnerable natural and cultural sites. The challenge is therefore to ensure that tourism operations are developed in harmony with environmental considerations.
38. Coastal Clean-Up 109 coastal cleanup trips have collected 79,988 Kg (175,973 pounds)
39. Coastal Clean-Up 109 coastal cleanup trips have collected 79,988 Kg (175,973 pounds)
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41. Sep 18, 2009: DĂa Internacional de la Limpieza Costera The Local Community is Proud of these Results Official results of the 2009 Coastal Cleanup initiative: Santa Cruz Island 2,495 Kg (5,488 pounds) - San CristĂłbal Island 818 Kg (1,800 pounds) - Isabela Island 1,282 Kg (2,821 pounds). Grand Total: 4,595 Kg (10,109 pounds).
50. We ship these items back to the mainland at our own expense
51. Metropolitan Touring Recycling Results 2,055,555.20 Kg ( 4,522,221.40 lbs) Update June 2010 Next Update October 2010 Organic garbage for Composting 1,207,336 Kg (2,656,139 lbs) Vig. Marzo 2010 Material (Kg) 2000 - 2007 2008 2009 2010 GRAN TOTAL Pl astics 30,520.58 39,001.00 73,167.00 34,603.55 177,292.13 Glass 154,029.97 109,461.34 148,049.16 78,979.10 490,519.57 Cardboard 646,248.22 245,201.09 215,705.20 116,888.69 1,224,043.10 Paper 41,736.79 26,720.20 27,720.78 26,448.72 122,626.49 Batteries 546.33 558.00 100.00 1,208.80 2,413.13 Other Materials  6,084.27 13,889.63 18,687.17 38,661.07 Total (Kg) 873,081.89 427,025.90 478,631.77 276,816.03 2,055,555.20
52. Education & Community Support So far, 66 local students have been invited in 2009 for GalĂĄpagos expeditions, 192 local students since 1998 & 12 local senior citizens