Giving a Voice to the Rainforest

location
2 - 24 weken  ·  Leeftijd 18 - 50+

rating  Uitstekend 4.8  · 
  Geverifieerd door Volunteer World
  Goed Responsgraad

Highlights

  • Immerse yourself in the tropical rainforest and take unforgettable photos
  • Discover the grandest forest tree, the tiniest miniature frog, and share your discoveries with the world
  • Use your skills to help people see the forest through your eyes. Create content that inspires them to care for nature wherever they find it.
  • Get to know the local community and share their stories with the world!
  • Hike in the forest, swim in the crystal clear water of the rivers, and climb incredible mountains!


Vooral geschikt voor

Leeftijd 18+
Alleenstaanden
Koppels
Families
50+

Over het programma

Calling photographers and filmmakers to take amazing images of the Brazilian rainforest, its fauna and flora and traditional rural people!

We warmly invite you to join us at the Iracambi Rainforest Research Center in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, where you'll be able to follow environmental conservancy practices in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Together with local students, schoolkids, community members, international students, and ...

Over het programma

We warmly invite you to join us at the Iracambi Rainforest Research Center in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, where you'll be able to follow environmental conservancy practices in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Together with local students, schoolkids, community members, international students, and volunteers: together we're Saving Forests and Changing Lives and we'd love you to be part of it! Registering as much as possible all these incredible actions and efforts done by different people, from different parts of the world. 

Here at Iracambi we’ve been Saving Forests and Changing Lives for over twenty years! During that time, we’ve planted over 140, 000 native forest trees, founded the first program of environmental education in the region, set up the first web-based GIS, created thousands of acres of protected areas, hosted 2000 international students and volunteers from 70 countries, and impacted the lives of thousands of people in the Serra do Brigadeiro mountains. 

So what does Iracambi do? We're working with local farmers whereby together we plant native and productive tree species to increase farm incomes, restore degraded soils, protect water sources, and increase habitat for biodiversity. This involves a host of different practical tasks, starting with everyone's favorite place on campus: the forest nursery. Creating and maintaining a healthy supply of young trees requires a lot of work - collecting seeds in the forest, preparing and caring for young seedlings, planting them out at the right time of year, and monitoring and recording our progress. 

Do you remember that we're talking about changing lives? Here's where we work with local farmers, school kids, volunteers, and visitors, hosting visits, running workshops and outreach programs designed to raise awareness of the important issues of how to live sustainably, and how to encourage more and more people to join us in the exciting task of protecting one of the most important forests in the world. 

So we always need good visual content that tells the story of the forest, its inhabitants, challenges, and achievements!

We invite you to participate in and record our ongoing projects and encourage you to take responsibility for your work, experience, lifestyle, and for your fellow Iracambistas. If you have a brilliant idea for something we could or ought to do, let’s see if we can do it! 

The Research Center is located on a working farm, which includes a large area of native forest as well as tree crops. There are rivers, mountains, forest trails, and a welcoming local community and its traditional practices. 

Remember, your job is to be a voice for the forest and all the forest activities by telling stories. Tell people everywhere about this amazing rainforest where you'll be living. Why it's so important. Why we need to inspire people everywhere to get involved. So you need to be a part of it, seeing everything that's going on here. Getting involved in everything. Taking photos. Recording the sounds of the forest. Creating amazing content that we can share with the world. So you'll be an artist. A marketer. A sound engineer. A photographer, maybe. An editor. A graphic artist. You will be the voice of the forest. Of all its fauna and flora. 

What an exciting assignment is! As a visual artist, you could be getting up in the dark to climb a mountain and film the sun rising over the misty valleys. 

If you're up for doing your part, we invite you to join us. Together we'll wrestle with the challenges, seek solutions, and put them to work. 

A little background 

The Atlantic Forest stretches from the northeastern to the southern regions of Brazil northern Argentina and southeastern Paraguay. Five hundred years ago, it covered approximately 330 million acres, but today only 7- 8% remains. And we are determined to protect and restore what we can. These forests harbor an extraordinarily high rate of biodiversity, including 2,200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians - 5% of all the vertebrates on earth. And new species are still being discovered!

Iracambi is adjacent to the Serra do Brigadeiro State Park, one of the highest conservation priority areas in the state, and home to the largest population of the woolly spider monkey Brachyteles hypoxanthus – the most endangered and arguably the most adorable of the New World Primates. 



Dagelijkse activiteiten

Studying, interning, volunteering, or visiting Iracambi provides you with a fantastic opportunity to be part of a lifestyle that is likely very different from what you are used to. You will be sharing the campus space with people of different nationalities, backgrounds, skills, ages, and interests - ...

Dagelijkse activiteiten

Studying, interning, volunteering, or visiting Iracambi provides you with a fantastic opportunity to be part of a lifestyle that is likely very different from what you are used to. You will be sharing the campus space with people of different nationalities, backgrounds, skills, ages, and interests - not to mention a few bugs! 

The Research Center lcoation is on a working farm, located 12 km (dirty road) from Rosário da Limeira city. So despite not having the bright lights of a big city you will have the chance to work and live in a large area of native forest. 

Each day will likely be different! The rainforest is not a cookie-cutter experience. 

The activities list is endless! Better of all make friends for life as you all together work in the nursery, maintain the forest trails, visit local farms at tree planting times, and get involved in school kids' group experiences or teaching English, forest monitoring, construction projects, graphic design, photography, video making, help with marketing and fundraising or explore free time weekend at the forest, swim in rivers, climb mountains, hike in trails and experience a welcoming local community! 

In rainy days you'll be inside, writing up research, editing pictures, organizing intern spaces, or even enjoying a quick siesta at a hammock! 

You’ll be living on our rainforest campus, and eating delicious local food cooked by Larissa – who is more than happy to supply vegetarian or vegan options on request. The Research Center has one central dorm, five four-bed cabins, a Medicinal Plant lab, a nursery, an office/classroom, a visitor center (Forest House), a system of forest trails, and the forest with mountains, rivers, creeks, and waterfalls around us.

We have 24-hour access to the internet – except during thunderstorms when we power down to protect the equipment! 

At certain times of year, you can be involved in harvesting coffee, processing a local version of the superfruit acai jussara, as well as joining a task force at an agroforestry experience.


Despite that, we're currently involved in Workshops on medicinal plants that can be happening during your time here!


Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

On weekends you can swim in the rivers, hike in the forest, climb local mountains – no rock climbing involved and you will be rewarded with amazing views. You can interact with the local community and attend local parties and festivals, particularly in June and July during the winter festivals. ..

Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

On weekends you can swim in the rivers, hike in the forest, climb local mountains – no rock climbing involved and you will be rewarded with amazing views. You can interact with the local community and attend local parties and festivals, particularly in June and July during the winter festivals. You can also organize dinners, bonfires, barbecues or social events to be enjoyed with a glass of wine, a beer, or a caipirinha!

Could be getting up in the dark to climb a mountain and film the sun rising over the misty valleys.

At the weekends, our staff will be more than happy to help you plan trips to explore the surrounding areas. Weekend excursions might include quad biking around local communities, kayaking on the rivers, and trails to a pic, and getting a taste of local farm life.

Visiting Serra do Brigadeiro State Park is an excellent option for weekend activities. You can explore the park trails and waterfalls in the middle of Minas Gerais mountains with a very traditional and cultural local community.  

On three-day weekends you could visit Brazil’s famous historic towns Ouro Preto and Mariana, or Caraça Sanctuary - where you can stay in a former monastery and meet the local wildlife - or sun yourself on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro state. You could even attempt to climb the 2892 meters (9486 foot) Pico da Bandeira (the third highest Brazil mountain which is in a National Park area).  

We have lots of wild animals living all around, even big ones like the puma. (But we should warn you, they are mostly nocturnal.) We are an official release center for captive species and occasionally the forest police appear with animals and birds to be released after acclimatizing. 


And if you’re up for gentler pastimes, where better to hang out in a hammock and read a book, or find a quiet spot to practice yoga or meditation? 


Voorwaarden

Voorwaarden

Minimum leeftijd: 18 jaar

Om deel te nemen aan het programma dien je tenminste 18 jaar oud te zijn op de startdatum van het programma. Er kunnen uitzonderingen gemaakt worden indien je een bewijs van toestemming kan aantonen van uw wettelijke voogd(en) of samen met je ouders deelneemt.

Taalkennis

Je dient over volgende taalkennis te beschikken Engels (vloeiend)

Vereiste documenten

CV

Nationaliteitsbeperkingen

Geen beperkingen. Helpende handen van over de hele wereld zijn welkom.

Andere vaardigheden

You need skills in taking, editing and storing photos, videos and all visual content. Creating compelling stories and sharing them through website, blog, social media and even producing short films that could be awarded prizes!

Tijdsinzet

Uw helpende hand wordt verwacht op maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag en vrijdag

Diensten ingesloten

Diensten ingesloten

Diensten door Iracambi Research Center

  • Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  • Lodging
  • Wi-Fi
  • All on site activities 

Accomodatie

Volunteers will stay either in one of our five cabins (which have two bedrooms, each with bunk beds, hot shower, and study space) or in the main building, called "The Center" (an old farmhouse with four double bedrooms, living room, kitchen, and hot showers.) 

We have a good WIFI connection and a Library (no television). 

Other facilities include, our dining hall, a forest nursery, a visitor center (Forest House), an office/classroom, a medicinal plant lab, a system of forest trails, and a forest reserve. 

Three km from the Research Center we have the Pico da Graminha Reserve, where you can find our Mountain House, which can be used as a base for hikers, birders, and researchers. Don't forget to bring your hammock!

And if you love camping, you're welcome to camp - either on the grounds of the research center or in a further field into the forest!

Eten & Drank

A delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided by Larissa and Edithe, who are more than happy to accommodate special requests and will always have a vegetarian option, and vegan food on request. Please let us know in advance if you have any kind of food restrictions.

There is always fresh water, milk, coffee, and fresh juices based on the season. 

Sodas, alcoholic drinks, and delicious chocolates and candies are also for sale in the restaurant.

Internet toegang

Makkelijke toegang op de project site

Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

Afhaal aan de luchthaven op Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport

Afhaling van de luchthaven is ook niet inbegrepen in de programmakosten.

Vlucht tickets

De dichtste luchthaven is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) in Rio De Janeiro. We assisteren u met het vinden van goedkope vluchten naar Brazilië. VIND GOEDKOPE VLUCHTEN

Reisverzekering

Naar het buitenland reizen is een avontuur en het is best om goed voorbereid te zijn. Plots ziek worden of gewond raken, annulaties of diefstal - een reisverzekering voor Brazilië biedt zekerheid en is een meerwaarde. KRIJG EEN OFFERTE

Vaccinaties

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Gegevens over jouw aankomst

The weather in this part of Minas Gerais state is defined by the rainy season and the dry (less rainy) season. Normally the rains come in October, November and last through April. Daytime temperatures will be in the range of 25C - 35C with cooler nights (22C - 26C). The rainforest is alive with activity during this time. Mornings are usually clear and if there's rain on the way it will cloud over as the day goes on, with rain and sometimes thunder in the afternoon. After a short sharp storm, the sun will often reappear, and although you may get wet you won't get too cold! Don’t forget your waterproof jacket! By contrast, the dry season is cooler - temperatures can drop to around 10C at night and you'll need a fleece. Daytime temperatures are normally around 18C-26C

You are welcome to visit year-round since there is no lack of projects for you to join. The rainy season – October through May – is when you’ll see nature at its most exuberant, while the dry season (June through September) has cooler nights with sunny days. Every season has its charm. 

Once you contact us we'll be happy to send you more details of how to get here and what to expect when you arrive!     

Tree planting activity normally takes place between November and January. and plant trees alongside the farm families. 


The dry season is the time to It’s the time to visit local farms and monitor last year's plantings, hop on the school bus and visit local schools to share your language and culture, help in the forest nursery, and get involved in year-round projects such as maintaining the forest trails, updating the photo library, making videos and helping out with NGO tasks such as marketing and fundraising, and hosting school visits and workshops. 

Iracambi has a Weather Station here at our Research Center, below there's the link for you to check the forecast before your trip.

https://ambientweather.net/dashboard/c793528445ff1ad40823a5c91219e28b

Beschikbaarheid
jan. feb. mrt. apr. mei. jun. jul. aug. sep. okt. nov. dec.

Programmakosten

2 weken (min. verblijf) 457€
3 weken 686€
4 weken 915€
8 weken 1.829€
24 weken (max. verblijf) 5.488€
Gemiddelde kosten 229€/week

Programmakosten

229€ per week 2 - 24 weken Leeftijd 18 - 50+

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Duurtijd

2 - 24 weken

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Iracambi Research Center

Uitstekend 4.8 rating (11 beoordelingen)

NGO - opgericht in 1999

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Gesproken talen: Engels, Portugees

Over de organisatie

Working with local and international students and volunteers to Save Forests and Change Lives in the Brazilian rainforest.

Ontmoet je organisatie

Iracambi is a community of people across the world whose vision is to see  Brazil's beautiful Atlantic Forest restored, with prosperous communities in a flourishing landscape.  Our motto is Saving Forests and Changing Lives and we invite you to join local and international students and volunteers at the Iracambi Rainforest Research Center to gain firsthand experience in reforestation, regenerative agriculture, medicinal plants, community outreach and sustainable living. We’re planting native and productive tree species to increase incomes, protect water sources and increase habitat for biodiversity. We're collecting forest seeds, preparing and caring for young seedlings, planting them out and monitoring progress. Our polyculture plots combine native trees with a variety of crops, providing green manure, healthy food, and high quality shade-grown coffee. We're cataloging medicinal plants, researching traditional uses, and experimenting with natural products incorporating plant extracts. 

That’s all about saving forests – so what about changing lives? Here’s where we work with local farmers, school kids, volunteers and visitors on outreach programs designed to raise awareness of the important issues of how to live sustainably, and how to encourage more and more people to join us exciting task of protecting one of the most important forests in the world.  

The Iracambi logo shows what we are all about. The Brazilian story goes that the forest is on fire and all the animals are fleeing to safety. All except for the humming bird who is flying towards the fire with a drop of water in her beak. “Silly little bird,” says the eagle as he looks down at her. “Don’t you realize that you’ll never put the fire out all by yourself?” “You’re right,” says the humming bird. “I know I can’t do it by myself. But I’m doing my part.”

We’ve been doing our part since 1999, and with your help we’ll be here as long as it takes. Come join us, and be part of the change!

Locations

The Atlantic Forest
One of the world’s top five biodiversity hotspots, the Atlantic Forest is a place of extraordinary beauty and a treasure house of biodiversity. Tragically, much of its immense variety of flora and fauna is severely endangered by habitat loss, and the Woolly Spíder Monkey, symbol of the forest, is the most severely threatened of all.

The Atlantic Forest lies between the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul stretching from the coast to the inland mountains. 
Different from the better known Amazon Forest, the Atlantic Forest, although also a rainforest with an average rainfall of 2000 mm pa, is not so hot as the Amazon, with average temperatures that vary from 14 – 21 C. This contributes to the enormous variety of plants and animals that the forest shelters.

Biodiversity 
The Atlantic Forest contains an even richer variety of habitat for flora and fauna than the Amazon Forest, with the world´s largest diversity of woody plants per hectare (458 species) found in the Atlantic Forest. While in the whole of North America approximately 810 bird species have been registered, the state of Minas Gerais – with an area slightly smaller than the state of Texas – contains 750 species. In the forests around Iracambi the list, still incomplete, has already reached 260 species.
An extraordinary number of species are endemic, being found nowhere else in the world. These include
  • 80% of the primates
  • 74% of the bromeliads
  • 64% of the palm species
  • 54% of the trees
  • 40% of the mammals, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians and birds.

This enormous biological richness is severely threatened. Figures published in 2003 by IBAMA, the Brazilian Environmental Protection Institute, show that a very high proportion of all endangered species in the country are found in the Atlantic Forest. Of Brazil’s 69 severely endangered mammals 38 come from the Atlantic Rainforest, as do 18 of the 160 endangered birds and 13 of the 20 endangered reptile species. There are 21 species and subspecies of monkeys found in the Atlantic Forest, of which 14 are endangered, 13 are endemic and some are on the verge of extinction. 

We hear a lot about the destruction of the Amazon Forest but the  fact is that the plight of the Atlantic Forest is far more critical. 20% of the Amazon Forest has gone, but 93% of the Atlantic Forest has vanished, together with the species that used to live there. The rate of deforestation continues to be highly alarming. In 1998 the Atlantic Forest was declared a national heritage. The government prohibited further forest clearing, but land degradation continues.


The Serra do Brigadeiro mountains
The Serra do Brigadeiro State Park shelters the most important remnant of seasonal semi-deciduous Atlantic Forest in the state of Minas Gerais, it’s part of the UN Biosphere Reserve, and better still, it’s right on Iracambi’s doorstep! The park’s craggy mountains and deep ravines protect an extraordinary range of biodiversity, including the largest known population of Brachyteles hypoxanthus, the Woolly Spider or muriqui monkey.

The forests shelter a great variety of endangered animal and plant species, some of which are still unknown to science. The Park’s ecosystem is rich in plant species such as peroba, ipê,  candeias, jequitibas, canjaranas and palms. The mists that cover the peaks and Alpine pastures for much of the year provide ideal conditions for creating an ecosystem rich in orchids, ferns, bromeliads, different varieties of grass, shrubs and cactus.

Among the variety of fauna in the State Park are puma, jaguaritica, wild pig, deer, wild dog, banded anteaters, squirrels, sloths, masked titi monkeys, and marmosets. Eleven separate groups of muriqui have been found in the area. A paradise for birders, its extensive list includes the dusky legged guan, the maroon bellied parakeet, the yellow bellied toucan and the bare-throated bellbird.

History of the park
The idea of creating a park in the Serra do Brigadeiro mountain range dates back to the 1980s. In the early 1990s a proposal was made to include all the land above 1000 m, covering an area of 33,000 ha. This met with considerable resistance from family farmers living in the region, and there began a process of debate as to the best way of preserving the forest without endangering the livelihoods of the smallholders.

As a result of these discussions the park boundaries were defined as the core conservation area of 13,000 ha, later extended to 15,000 ha. The mission of the park is to protect the natural heritage of the Atlantic Rainforest in the Serra do Brigadeiro, whilst facilitating scientific research, education and ecotourism, and contributing towards the development of communities in the area.

It’s a privilege for Iracambi to be located so close to the park, and we do all we can to support park staff in their efforts to care for the environment and win hearts and minds among the local community. For many years we have played an active role in the advisory board of the park, and we are committed to protect and expand the area of protected forest in which we are lucky enough to live.





11 beoordelingen · rating4.8

This was an exceptional experience!! The staff is so welcoming and happy to have volunteers. There are all kinds of projects going on so there’s something for everybody. But there’s also plenty of time built in for hiking and exploring this incredibly special part of the world. Mostly you ...
I have been enjoying my time at Iracambi immensely. The group of people here doing reforestation work are truly amazing and I have great respect for what they are able to achieve. I was able to build my own project and decided to work on bioacoustics, meaning using sound recorders to detect certain ...
Maria Vitória Freitas Oliveira rating5

2021 at Restoring Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

Google Translator: Since I was a little girl, I have always loved to write...maybe because it is a habit I inherited from my grandmother and mother, or because I am very sensitive about what involves me physically and emotionally, or both. Today, I lack words. Trying to fit into the lines of this ...
Aurelio Pereira rating4.8

2021 at Restoring Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

Google Translator: For me, who works in the area and has a lot of contact with this environment, the knowledge learned and shared was of great value. Coexistence, culture, and nature experienced in a way that one can only live there. Thanks to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...
Reyno Abasolo rating5

2020 at Restoring Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

If you want a volunteering experience which has an impact, Iracambi is the place to be. There is a variety of activities you can do from working in the nursery, tree planting, community education and partnership, etc. Working with Iracambi is a great experience. We need more organizations doing what ...
Alex Monterrubio rating5

2019 at Restoring Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

My two months stay at Iracambi was one of the most amazing experience I had so far. I really enjoyed the location on the rainforest and the action of tree planting feels so rewarding! Also there was enough free time to explore the surroundings and go swimming at the waterfalls. The staff there is ...

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