Amazon Learning is looking for interns to contribute to conservation and reforestation efforts led by local land stewards in an Indigenous Amazonian community. The goal is to support sustainable land-use systems, agroforestry models, and ecological restoration in the buffer zone of protected rainforest.
Requirements
- seed collection
- nursery maintenance
- tree planting
- soil improvement
- tree care
- mapping and assessment of agroforestry models
- agroecology and ecological restoration
Responsibilities
- Gain hands-on experience in seed collection, nursery maintenance, and tree planting.
- Participate in soil improvement and tree care to support long-term ecosystem health.
- Support the mapping and assessment of agroforestry models for sustainability.
- Engage with diverse land management zones, including food, medicine, timber, and protected forest areas.
- Develop practical skills in agroecology and ecological restoration in a tropical rainforest setting.
- Planting, composting, soil improvement
- Harvesting and plant care
Other
- Live in an Indigenous Amazonian community within the buffer zone of protected rainforest.
- Contribute to conservation and reforestation efforts led by local land stewards.
- Learn about traditional land-use systems practiced by Indigenous families.
- Connect with national conservation efforts, including those in Ministry of the Environment protected areas.
- You’ll be welcomed as a member of the family, contributing to daily household life—cooking, cleaning, tending the home garden, caring for children, or helping with repairs.
