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Country: ECUADOR
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| Earth Restoration Service |
14 Rathbone Place
London
UNITED KINGDOM
W1T 1HT
Phone: 0033 468 26 41 79
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Program description: |
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Volunteer with La Hesperia Biological Station and Reserve, Ecuador. La Hesperia Biological Station and Reserve has been a protected area in the heart of the Toachi-Pilatón forest since 1985. The station covers 814 hectares (2031 acres) and is located in Ecuador, South America in the western mountain range of the Andes. La Hesperia is part of two important bioregions, the Tropical Andes and the Chocó-Darién-Western Ecuador. Scientists consider these threatened bioregions two of the top five hotspots on earth because they have high levels of biodiversity and a large number of endemic species. With an altitude between 1100-2040 meters (3600-6700 ft), La Hesperia resides in three types of forests: pre-montane evergreen, low montane and high montane (cloud forest). Within the boundaries of the reserve there are 287 birds species, 40 mammals species, 63 genera of butterflies, among others (several lists available). The vegetation is typical of the cloud forest, with the highest diversity of epiphyte, several endangered tree species are reproduced in the nursery.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Independant
Living arrangements on the program: Varies
How long does the program last?: 1-3 Months
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Cost or price of this program: |
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Financing: Volunteers must pay their own food and lodging expenses, including airfare to Ecuador and living costs while in the country. The programme costs which include your lodging in cabins shared with other volunteers and researchers, as well as 3 meals a day are:
3 weeks - 180 GBP (315 USD), 6 weeks - 328 GBP (575 USD) and you can stay for a maximum period of 12 weeks, which is 620 GBP (1095 USD).
In addition to the programme fee, a deposit of 110 GBP (192 USD) payable to Earth Restoration Service is required to secure your place on the project.
Placements are available all throughout the year!
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Qualifications required: |
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Volunteers are not tourist and are expected to work full days as any other employee of the station. You should be able to undertake strenous and sometimes tedious labor under basic conditions.
Education University study is not a prerequisite to acceptance into the program. However, prospective volunteers should have an interest in conservation and related human issues. For the research program it is neccesary to have university background.
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