Short-Term Ecological Projects
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Sustainability Work on the Galapagos Islands
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Project Description
The principal aim of the project is to devise environmentally-friendly initiatives and activities that encourage collaboration between volunteers and local people and persuade islanders to adopt environmentally-sustainable practices. In particular, you will help find ways for both visitors and islanders to get the most out of the scenic beauty located on the upper part of the Island.
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Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation Center in the Amazon
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Project Description
One of the most threatened natural resources in the Amazon Rainforest is the wildlife, which can suffer from habitat destruction, unsustainable hunting, and traps set by illegal animal hunters. Orchids, parrots, monkeys, and more than 20 thousand exotic animal and plant species have distinguished Ecuador as one of the countries with the most biodiversity in the world. At the same time, this distinction has turned this biodiversity into the helpless victim of illegal plant and animal trafficking.
The center initially took in animals rescued by the Ecuadorian government. However, it is not just the Ecuadorian government who bring animals to the center but people who used to keep wild animals as pets and subsequently realized that they cannot cope with these animals. Furthermore, some of the animals brought to the center are the young of mothers killed by hunters. To have in your possession, to buy, or to sell wild animals is prohibited. However, such incidences occur frequently.
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Sustainable Organic Farm in Cuenca
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Project Description
This opportunity allows volunteers to stay with and work alongside rural families in their goals to implement eco-friendly agricultural practices such as conserving primary forest, reviving endemic species through reforestation, using organic farming methods, studying and monitoring birdlife, and constructing a botanical garden using orchids and bamboo.
Local families are also involved in the planting, harvesting and processing of the world-renowned, high-quality Ecuadorian cocoa bean. These families also grow extensive collection of exotic tropical fruit. Located within the project site are five hectares of secondary forest in which the reforestation of various native species, especially previously deforested hardwoods, is being carried out.
All volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in all of the aforementioned activities. Volunteers can also give English and/or IT lessons to pupils at a nearby school.
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