Pasochoa Project – International Volunteer Ecuador

Biodiversity Monitoring Program

Activities:

Bird registration
Camera trap placement
Monitoring controls
Condor monitoring
Mist net placement
Flying mammal monitoring
Herpetofauna tours
Monitoring of high Andean forest recovery plots
Maintenance of high Andean forest recovery plots

Control and Surveillance Program

Activities:

Control tours in the protected area
Patrols in buffer zones of the protected area
Forest fire prevention tours

Public Use and Tourism Program

Activities:

Infrastructure maintenance
Construction of signage
Maintenance of trails
Maintenance of green areas
Preparation of proposals for improving tourism activity
Preparation of PMV (Visitor Management Plan)
Tourist control tours
Visitor registration
Regulatory information

Environmental Communication Education and Participation Program

Activities:

Environmental Education Talk
Preparation of environmental communication and education activities
Preparation of environmental communication and education proposals
Preparation of audiovisual material for environmental communication and education
Participation in the night walk
Participation in the summer camp

VOLUNTEER PROFILE

INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE

Activities:

Maintenance of protected area trails
Maintenance of protected area signage
Maintenance of cabin infrastructure, grass cutting
Edible mushrooms
Environmental education talks