Sustainable Bolivia is a NGO based in Riberalta, the heart of
the Bolivian Amazon. We focus our work on sustainable community
development and conservation actions.
Our volunteers have the opportunity to live and support our work at the Aquicuana Reserve
and it's surroundings. This area of incredible biodiversity is located
about 20 kilometers from the city of Riberalta in the Beni Department of
the Bolivian Amazon. It is home to Lake San José, the plant-medicine
retreat center Pisatahua,
and two rural communities: San José and Warnes. Its name, Aquicuana,
comes from the Tacana native language, meaning ‘land of the giant
trees.’
There we promote initiatives to support education,
scientific research, community development, regenerative agriculture and
conservation actions.
We provide a open space for the community called "Comedor" where
volunteers have internet access so that they can prepare and develop
activities with the community. We also offer a Research Station and
(depending on
availability) accommodation in the city of Riberalta if volunteers want
to visit, shop or go out during the
weekends.
Sustainable Bolivia is looking for an experienced mycologist to help spearhead an
innovative program to cultivate and produce mushrooms in the Aquicuana
Reserve for local and tourist consumption. The selected candidate
should have experience growing mushrooms from start to finish.
He/she
will work alongside staff and two local communities (San Jose and
Warnes) to determine the most effective source materials, strains and
cultivation techniques. The selected candidate is also expected to help
train staff, identify/photograph local fungi, and assist with the
preparation of informational materials.
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