Volunteer: Climate Change Mitigation, Agroforestry, and Forest Conservation in Ecuador

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Global Nomadic Full time US$10,000 - US$20,000 per year

Location
: Tena, Ecuador

Duration
: minimum 4 weeks

Start Dates
: Start dates are each month, enquire with us when applying.

Cost
: $500 for the 1st week + $350 for each additional week

Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, pre-departure + in-country support, orientation and all project related activities

Does not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations

Benefits

  • Work with farmers, foresters, park rangers, and/or environmental engineers experienced in forest conservation, agroforestry, agronomy, participatory community development, social entrepreneurship, and sustainable farming
  • Learn about national and local efforts to mitigate climate change and support on-going projects to diversity local farms, implement environmental education programs, and make the region more resilient to climate change
  • Learn about Amazonian cultures and their connection to ethnobotany, agroforestry, and plant medicine
  • Accompany locals into chakras (agroforestry farms) and plant, weed, and harvest
  • Opportunity to support communities with eco-tourism projects, go on hikes into protected forests, and participate in reforestation projects
  • Research +amp; dissertation support available with partner organizations and universities, if requested
  • Keywords: field research, sustainable development, climate change, international development agriculture, forest conservation, community tourism, cacao industry, seed banks, indigenous rights, economic development, sustainable development, indigenous traditions.

Please note:
This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills.
Simply click the APPLY Button
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Introduction
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world and has thousands of species of trees, plants, insects and animals. Also, the rainforest is a key consumer of carbon - one of the greenhouse gases - and about one-fifth of the freshwater that runs off of Earths surface is carried by the Amazon River. For thousands of years, Amazonian indigenous peoples have lived in the forest and dedicated themselves to agroforestry-style farming to feed their families and generate income. Today, the rainforest is a major producer of oil, lumber, and minerals [e.g. gold, copper], many of which are extracted in unsustainable ways that damage the environment.

This a unique opportunity for interns to learn about the intersection of ancestral knowledge and climate change mitigation and how they can come together to conserve the forest , preserve cultures, generate income for local communities, and combat the effects of climate change.

Please note:
all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying. Simply follow the link on the Apply Button above.

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