Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonials)

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Choose your calling (tracking endangered leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica, researching climate change in the Yukon) and go. The world's largest eco-volunteer nonprofit, Earthwatch connects do-good travelers with conservation projects around the globe. Earthwatch has been our top-rated voluntourism company for the last two years.

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Climate And Landscape Change In Borneo’s Rainforest National Geographic Tour of a Lifetime 2010/2011	Climate And Landscape Change In Borneo’s Rainforest Sabah, Malaysia for 10 Days • from $1,995* per person Provider: Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonial) Over recent decades, Borneo's once pristine rainforests have been degraded by intensive, industrial-scale logging and clearance to make way for plantations. This has threatened the island's rainforest ecosystems and the many plant and animal species they support. The situation is worsened by the lack of scientific knowledge about the ability of the forests to regenerate - especially their resilience to climate change.With the help of Earthwatch volunteers, Dr. Glen Reynolds and his team aim to better understand biodiversity and ecosystem… more	Offered July-October Exertion level: 3 Comfort accommodations Max group size: 24 people Must form your own group? No
Puerto Rico's Rainforest	Puerto Rico's Rainforest San Juan Airport, Puerto Rico for 10 Days • from $1,995* per person Provider: Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonial) The World Resources Institute estimates that each year 13.7 million hectares of tropical forest are cut down, with drastic consequences for biodiversity and local economic sustainability. Dr. Mark Nelson and the staff at Las Casas de la Selva are testing ways to harvest rainforest trees by mimicking nature. The project staff cuts long, three-meter-wide slots through the forest, each line separated by 10 meters of intact rainforest, as if a canopy tree had fallen in the rainforest. They plant tree… more	Offered March, June, November, December Exertion level: 6 Basic accommodations Max group size: 12 people Must form your own group? No
Trinidad's Leatherback Sea Turtles	Trinidad's Leatherback Sea Turtles Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago for 12 Days • from $2,795* per room Provider: Earthwatch Institute (1 testimonial) This tropical island off the coast of Venezuela is known for its vibrant ethnic diversity and rich cultural events. It is also the site of one of the most important nesting beaches for endangered leatherback turtles, enormous reptiles that can weigh a ton and dive deeper than many whales. Each year, more than 2,000 female leatherbacks haul themselves onto Matura Beach to lay their eggs.With leatherback populations declining more quickly than any other large animal in modern history, each turtle… 3 testimonials & more	Offered April-July Exertion level: 6 Simple accommodations Max group size: 10 people Must form your own group? No