In April 2011, Lindblad teamed with Paper to Pearls, a microenterprise project for disadvantaged women, and brought Sarah Akot, a Ugandan paper beadmaker, to the Galapagos.

In the new year, Quasar will launch a third boat, the M/Y Conservation (18 guests), which the company says will likely be the most sustainable boat to cruise the islands, thanks to a new model of ...