Amazon Conservation Ecuador with 2 Week Spanish Language Course

General Info

The project, located in El Tena, is one of the six stations created by the 'Ecuadorian Foundation for the protection, defense, and conservation of the natural and human environment, investigation and scientific education'.

The present size of this reserve is 2,000 hectares. The reserve was established thanks to donations from various individuals and organizations that were concerned by the rapid loss of the tropical Rainforests in the Amazon and the world. The Foundation has two main programmes that assist local communities through the preservation of the rainforest:

- The Center for Plant Conservation - which is a center for experimental silviculture, more commonly known as 'woodland management', botanical gardens and agro-forestry extension programmes (fruit trees).
- Organic Farming - educational and model farms for communities, seeking to produce alternative food sources as well as income.

Requirements:

- Minimum age 18 yrs
- Nature lovers are welcome
- You're healthy and up to doing physical work, flexible and like to work in teams.
- A basic understanding of Spanish is beneficial - remember you will receive 2 weeks tuition at the start of the programme.
- International volunteers are welcome.