- Ecuador
About Program
Volunteers will become part of a multidisciplinary team for the conservation of marine turtles as for the threatend coastal rainforests through ecological design and regenerative agriculture (permaculture). Participants on this program will learn practical field work for the conservation of sea turtles. We will be working on the regeneration of degraded ecosystems. An important amount of fieldwork will take place in nesting beaches of the marine reserve, in agroforestry systems or in the forests surrounding them, which are the last remnants of this ecosystem in coastal Ecuador. Reforestation with native species will be priority.
Volunteers can travell the surrounding communities for cultural exchange, enjoy incredible food and visit different beautiful beaches. Most volunteers use some of their free time to learn surfing in the surrounding beaches to the project site.
This is a unique jungle experience in real conservation projects with lots of contact with Nature.
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Program Highlights
- Live an authentic tropical conservation experience amongst experts in one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, between the last remnants of Ecuadorian coastal rainforest and the Galera - San Francisco Marine Reserve.
- Acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to get involved in sea turtle conservation actions, such as monitoring nesting beaches, protecting nests or collecting and classifying plastics.
- Learn on tropical permaculture working in regenerative cacao farms and agroforestry systems alongside real ecological farmers.
- Live an amazing cultural experience living in the jungle and by getting involved in conservation projects with local communities and their youth.
- Enjoy northern Ecuadorian coast with famous beaches of Same and Mompiche only 1h30 away. On the weekends, you can surf or have an amazing trip by boat surrounded by incredible mangroves forests.
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Location
Ecuador hugs the equator on the west coast of South America, and holds Amazonian jungle, Andean highlands, and the Galapagos islands off the coast. Needless to say it is one of the most environmentally diverse countries in the world.
