Location
  • Brazil
Length
4 weeks

Program Details

Language
English
Age Min.
18
Housing
Guesthouse
Travel Type
Budget Family Older Travelers Solo Women

Pricing

Starting Price
200
Price Details
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 1000 reais per week (please check up-to-date exchange rate in your currency) for the specific dates agreed upon. This fee covers the volunteer’s coordinators, airport pick-up, accommodation, internet access and project costs. A volunteer only confirms their placement once their payment is made and it is only valid for the specific dates agreed upon. Once a volunteer makes their payment there is no refund if they decide to cancel for whatever reason.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Transportation Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Meals Travel Insurance Visa
Sep 06, 2023
Sep 04, 2023
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About Program

IPBio – Biodiversity Research Institute is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that develops and supports projects in environmental education and scientific research on biodiversity, ecology as well as on the behavior of species of fauna and flora of Brazilian ecosystems.

Volunteer conduct long term inventories essential for understanding trend in wildlife patterns and monitoring the effects of climate change. These activities are done in a group and are field research activities where repetitive data collection is required to understand trends over long periods. This role is for volunteers who like to be outside and enjoy physical activity.

Projects All Volunteers Will Participate In:
- Forest Inventory and Flora Survey
- Bird Inventory
- Fish Inventory
- Search for Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Organism
- Mushroom Inventory
- Camera Traps for Mammals

We also want to recruit people who can capture nature and our projects through photography and video-editing.

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Program Highlights

  • Help conservation in the Amazon
  • Learn about Amazonian culture and wildlife
  • Develop friendships for life
  • This experience can be used for internship credits

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  • Impact 5
  • Support 5
  • Fun 5
  • Value 4.5
  • Safety 5
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kijun
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Enjoy communal living

The room is used by many organisms. Keep it clean. I really enjoyed my stay in santarem. Volunteering will be a wonderful experience! Nice designed guesthouses may also feel cozy! The support they offered was good, and People and other volunteers were very helpful and kind. I had the chance to live an experience I will never forget. I will really recommend this experience to anyone. There is no other place like it, it was such a special experience to have in santarem. I am tremendously grateful to have found this place!

5 people found this review helpful.
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Grayson
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Incredible Experience

My time at IPBio was absolutely priceless for me as a student and individual. I can’t lie, the work can be physically difficult and mentally tedious, as is all research. But the importance and the impact that our work plays is incredibly emotionally fulfilling in a truly unique way. Additionally, the beautiful location, amazing biodiversity, and admirable work-life balance that IPBio has managed to achieve, a very work-hard, play-hard environment, ensures that the work is sustainable for the volunteers.

Pros
  • Fantastic location
  • Flourishing Biodiversity
  • Great work-life balance
Cons
  • At times physically demanding
6 people found this review helpful.

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