Volunteer Abroad at Tenorio Volcano National Park - Costa Rica

Description

This placement needs volunteers to help protect one of the most diverse tropical forests in the country, and to improve and maintain the park's infrastructure. This park has so much to offer visitors, including the chance to see firsthand the effects of an active volcano, but much work needs to be done in order to ensure that this park is protected from erosion and to ensure its safety for visitors.

Volunteers can help with the following tasks:

1. Working in important sites within the park which present a high risk of erosion, creating barriers to help limit the amount of erosion.

2. Working in the parts of the park with areas that are unsafe for tourists, building barriers to improve access to the different areas of the park.

3. General repairs to the park's trails.

4. Environmental education for local communities.

5. Communal work: help with social activities, infrastructure and others.

Volunteers are required to work 6 days per week, 5 to 6 hours a day, with one day off.

Requirements:
The volunteer should have the desire to work in a national park and enjoy physical work.

Must have patience, motivation, and dedication.

Requirements

Language

English