Recent milestones include:
• Contributing to the publication of 62 scientific articles through 14 years of conservation and biodiversity research in Ecuador’s endangered Andean Chocó cloud forest.
• Identifying and describing 24 new species at Mashpi Lodge, including Anthurium roquesevillae and Phragmotheca centinelensis, both newly documented in 2025 alone.
• Conserving more than 3,237 hectares of the Andean Chocó region through community-empowerment and regenerative conservation projects.
• Generating 39% of Finch Bay Hotel’s energy through a solar system powered by 462 solar panels, avoiding approximately 110 tons of CO2 emissions.
• Diverting 184 tons of waste from landfill across Finch Bay Hotel and expedition vessels through strengthened waste management practices in the Galápagos.
• Welcoming 1,785 local young people, adults and suppliers aboard expedition vessels free of charge through the long-running “Education on Board” initiative over more than 20 years.
• Supporting large-scale revitalisation projects across Quito’s Historic Centre through Casa Gangotena, including the planting of more than 28,000 geraniums to restore and beautify public spaces.
• Supporting education and development programmes benefiting hundreds of local children, including 553 children through Casa Gangotena’s socio-educational partnerships and 300 rural children through Mashpi Lodge initiatives.

Bringing together biodiversity research, habitat protection, renewable energy and community investment, the report underscores how conservation-led tourism can drive tangible environmental impact across Ecuador’s rainforests, islands and historic cities.