Visiting Galapagos, Annan calls for environmental protection
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today visited the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and issued a strong call for protection of the natural environment. Addressing the Charles Darwin Foundation at Galapagos National Park, Mr. Annan hailed Ecuadorans for "the legal and institutional framework that they have put in place, in a participatory way, to protect this treasure".