Ecological Volunteer in Tropical Forest of Brazil
Highlights
- Gain hands on experience in the field of research and conservation
- Explore the rich biodiversity of Brazil
- Participate in exciting activities such as tubing and visiting caves and waterfalls
- Learn new skills and enhance your knowledge of the natural world
Overview
IPBio created the volunteer program in order to expand our projects; bring in new ideas and skills; and benefit from the exchange of experiences with other conservationists. Through the volunteer program, IPBio has encountered, and befriended, various people from all walks of life from Canadian researchers to Italian fashion photographers to British economists to Dutch biology undergraduates. This influx of extremely skilled, passionate and diverse volunteers has allowed us to develop our projects whether they be related to research, tourism or education.
With only 7% of the Atlantic Forest remaining, we are rapidly losing one of the world’s top biodiversity hotspots. 200 birds and 21 primates are endemic. Threfore, conservation is critical and we are in need of volunteers. Volunteers will be working in the following firelds:
1) In Research Projects: Bioluminescent Mushrooms; Bioacoustics Project; Tree Inventory and Monitoring; Amphibian Research
2) Reserve Maintenance and Gardening: maintain trails, aquarium and microclimate greenhouse
3) Photographers/Movie Producers: wildlife photography; produce volunteer videos; short documentaries; our videos have been used by Discovery Channel