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CACAO FARMER'S ASSOCIATION
Beginning on January 2010, Great Wilderness is offering an internship for one or two individuals to assist an association of small scale cacao farmers in the Choco Bio region of northwestern Ecuador.Activities include support to farmer with organizational capacity building, grant writing and computer literacy. Additional, interns will assist farmer's organization in their post harvested daily routine such: bean's fermentation, sun dried, quality assessment, beans classification, storage, etc. Become part of a team working to create a market-based solution to poverty in the poorest province in Ecuador. This group of cacao farmers lives in ancestral communities, some of which are in the Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve. Write to
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FIELD ASSISTANTS TO STUDY PARROTLETS IN VENEZUELA
Field assistants are required, from 1 June – 30 August and/or from 1 September - 30
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INTERNSHIP AT LA HESPERIA BIOLOGICAL RESERVE AND STATION Assistant Reserve Manager: Position available for a minimum of three months and six months is recommended. Qualified and motivated person will assist the reserve manager with her duties and with compliment the volunteer coordinator in his work. Room/ board and a stipend are offered. Call or write for details. This position may qualify as study abroad for credit. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals interested on working in the non profit sector, biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration, environmental education, community outreach, and sustainable development. Room and board are provided. If you wish to know more about this position, please contact Soraya at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
THE GALAPAGOS PROJECT
Great Wilderness is seeking a designer interested in contributing to a community development project on the Galapagos Islands that has conservation, agricultural and education implications. This is a unique opportunity for an individual or a design group seeking to have a direct impact on the well being of the archipelago by helping to design a community center and botanical garden that will be a model that can be replicated throughout the islands and elsewhere.
A generous donor has made a 5+acre site available on Santa Cruz Island near Puerto Ayora for a multi-purpose compound to serve as the first botanical garden on the islands, as well as an alternative destination for eco-tourists wishing leave the Galapagos Islands in better shape than they found them. Components of the Center will include volunteer quarters for 40, guest accommodations for 20, a conservation education/conference and food service facility, demonstration gardens and offices in a park-like setting. A greenhouse and plant propagation facility will provide added sustainability to the project. The Center is situated in the transition zone, well placed to work closely with the National Park System to open a corridor from the coast to the highlands.
The Galapagos Islands, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is one of the world’s most unique ecosystems. Forty percent of the species in this island chain are found nowhere else in the world, but they are under increasing pressure from a growing human population, unsustainable resource exploitation, the introduction of invasive species and an ineffective implementation of existing land use legislation.
We are ready to do a master plan in the form of a rendering with some general notes. We welcome your questions and interest.
Please contact Bill Steele This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (510) 774-5692.
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