The Natural Protected Areas Administration of the Natural Resources Institute (INRENA), part of the Ministry of Agriculture, is responsible for the administration and management of the protected areas system. Its policies are based on the Natural Protected Areas Law and related regulations. INRENA is represented throughout the country and has received recognition by the sectors involved in natural resource management and nature protection. Sandoval Park Station in Tambopata needs volunteers to teach the Park Rangers English, also to help them in their patrol in the reserve Area of Sandoval.
Volunteers can assist by doing the following tasks: Working in the office orientating travelers and hikers before they enter the jungle; involves some paper work, observations and speeches and interpretation of living and trekking through the area. To register the entrance of local and foreign visitors in the Park Ranger Station.
To assist in the monthly statistics of the number of visitors coming to Sandoval Lake through Travel Agencies. To inform visitors of the basic rules to be respected in the park and inform visitors of the parks objectives and functions. Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties: Teach english to the Park Rangers as they receive many tourists and communication can be difficult between them. One of the cabins works as an office for tourists. Volunteers can also work going with the Park Rangers in the forest to do patrols, controlling the growing of exotic plants and doing reports that have to be transferred to the head office in Puerto Maldonado. To sketch engineering designs for a bridge which needs to be repaired on the main trail. Assisting in general cleaning and cooking duties at the post control.
Volunteers with the following specific skills are preferred for this placement: T
eacher - English
Teacher - Geography
Teacher - Environmental Science Forestry Environmental Science Biology Data Collection Waste Management Statistics
Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:
Email: info@basecampcenters.com
Website: www.basecampcenters.com
Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4
Phone: 613.541.7862
Toll Free : 866.646.4693
Fax: 613.541.1604
