# $43m pledge to restore Galapagos Islands

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365 "2021-05-18T12:26:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365/1 "2021-05-18T12:26:16Z")

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DiCaprio and others involved

> **[Leonardo DiCaprio leads $43m pledge to restore the Galápagos Islands](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/18/leonardo-dicaprio-pledges-43m-to-restore-the-galapagos-islands)**
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> Actor partners with conservation groups in aim to rewild archipelago and other Pacific islands in Latin America

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365/2 "2021-05-19T10:08:29Z")

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How much do you think it will cost to re-stack these rocks?

> **[Galapagos rock formation Darwin's Arch has collapsed](https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/galapagos-darwins-arch-collapses/index.html)**
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> The top of Darwin's Arch, in the northern part of the Pacific Ocean archipelago, fell as "a consequence of natural erosion," according to the Ministry of Environment for Ecuador.

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365/3 "2021-05-19T10:15:33Z")

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If the rocks fell down due to natural processes then they shouldn’t be re-stacked. IMHO.

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**Author:** ![tavaritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@tavaritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavaritz)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365/4 "2021-05-19T14:19:40Z")

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Only thing I can say: That awesom! I’d hope more superrich people had such concerns of environment.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43m-pledge-to-restore-galapagos-islands/942365/5 "2021-05-19T15:55:01Z")

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Would the restorations involve any return of species to a former evolutionary state?