Volunteer: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

1 day ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Global Nomadic Full time
Overview

Volunteer: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands — Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Duration: minimum 4 weeks. Start Dates: Start dates are each month; enquire with us when applying.

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Cost

Cost: $500 for the 1st week + $350 for each additional week

Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, pre-departure + in-country support, orientation and all project related activities

Does not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations

Benefits
  • Learn methods of sustainable agricultural production and food systems from experts
  • Contribute to the islands food security, soil conservation, and regeneration
  • Gain experience in the maintenance, design, and implementation of sustainable agriculture systems and permaculture systems
  • Forge meaningful relations with locals while living with a host family
  • Research + dissertation support available, if requested
Important notes

Please note: This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills. Simply click the APPLY Button to submit your application, and ask as many questions as you need.

Introduction

The Galapagos Islands are one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, home to one-of-a-kind species such as Galapagos penguins and giant tortoises. The islands face challenges such as a lack of food security, a reliance on imports, invasive species consuming local resources, and a lack of seed-saving practices for native species.

This internship is an opportunity to collaborate with a farm that has been researching how to achieve autonomous, resilient, chemical-free, regenerative, and profitable agriculture in the Galapagos islands. The farm is also an agro-ecology school and arguably the founder of the first local seed bank (of edible species) in the Galapagos.

Some Potential Activities Include
  • Maintain the vegetable seedbeds
  • Assist with seed germination processes and take care of the seed banks
  • Construct apparatuses and design new permaculture systems
  • Assist with the maintenance of the garden by weeding, excavating, making compost, pruning, applying natural fertilizers, and more
  • Reforest native or endemic plants
  • Conduct personal research or study:
    • Water use and conservation; new water captation systems
    • Improvement of soil texture
    • Improvement of soil nutrients (regeneration of soil)
    • Human or natural innovations to control pests such as rats and wild cats
  • Support the farms marketing and social media
  • Conduct language tutoring exchanges with staff and community members [English, Spanish]
Note

Please note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying. Simply follow the link when applying.

Seniority level
  • Entry level
Employment type
  • Volunteer
Job function
  • Research, Training, and Science
Industries
  • Environmental Services and International Trade and Development
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