What protections are already in place to safeguard and preserve the Galapagos Islands?

Answer 1

Check these sites.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9E05EED8163BF931A15756C0A962948260

http://www.galapagos.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands#Conservation