“Climate affects our ocean. Us ocean “It affects the climate.” and “Discover the marine wonders of Galapagos” These are the messages that the Charles Darwin Foundation, the Galapagos National Park Directorate and the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) put on the screens of the into Times Square N.Y.

Last Sunday, September 24, 2023, a video was broadcast with the latest findings of the expedition led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute with the participation of the Charles Darwin Foundation.

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The reproduction of this video took place in the context of the Climate Week in New York, an event that brings together leaders from governments, businesses and nonprofits to discuss and advance solutions to the climate crisis. This year it took place in New York City during the week of the United Nations General Assembly.

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The purpose of the video and its reproduction in Times Square, is to encourage the world to protect the oceans and the beautiful species that live in them. Furthermore, the appearance of the Galapagos on these gigantic screens opens the doors to new strategic alliances for the conservation of the marine wealth of this natural heritage of humanity.

In recent days, the scientific team at the Schmidt Ocean Institute discovered a new hydrothermal vent field west of the islands Galapagos, Therefore, the footage shown in Times Square was shot during this expedition and is currently being conducted around the island region, in collaboration with the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPD), the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute. the Ecuadorian Navy (INOCAR). (JO)