Madagascar's Conservation Research Programme
Aktions-Bereich: Natur-und Umweltschutz
Projekt und Rolle der Freiwilligen
This field placement in southeast Madagascar offers participants the opportunity to experience life and work in a unique coastal region while supporting community and environmental projects alongside local teams. Based in the Anosy region, including the forests and wetlands of Sainte Luce, participants join a long-running grassroots programme that has worked with local communities for more than 20 years.
Participants may take part in a variety of activities, including:
Wildlife and forest surveys
Lemur and flying fox monitoring
Environmental education and school outreach sessions
Tree planting and habitat restoration work
Community engagement activities
Data collection and project support
No previous conservation experience is required. Participants receive training in field skills, teamwork, data collection, species identification and working in remote environments.
The placement is a chance to build confidence, gain international experience and develop practical skills while living and working in a different culture. Participants work in forest areas with basic facilities and should be prepared for physically active days, including long walks, camping and outdoor work.
The programme encourages teamwork, cultural exchange, responsible travel and positive community engagement.
There are four programme periods each year (January, April, July and September), usually lasting 4–8 weeks, with opportunities for longer stays. Although this is not a formal internship, it can also be completed as a self-funded academic placement or used to support personal and professional development goals.
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Our Vision: A thriving, healthy, and sustainable Madagascar.
Our Mission: Working together to build community and environmental resilience in southeast Madagascar.
Our Strategic Aim: To build community and environmental resilience through community-driven social development and conservation initiatives, ensuring improved outcomes are sustained and communities can withstand future shocks. This work will be concentrated in our core programme areas of Community Health, Education Infrastructure, Rural Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Environmental Conservation.For 25 years we have worked with the local communities in the littoral forests of Sainte Luce (south-east Madagascar), studying and protecting the incredible biodiversity it has to offer.Over this time, we have welcomed over 1,000 volunteers from across the world to come join us and discover the unique diversity that these threatened forest fragments and surrounding habitats support.While working alongside our expert research team, volunteers will directly contribute to projects across our whole conservation research programme. From lemur and herpetofauna surveys, to palms microhabitats and seed collecting, and so much more! Volunteers will gain hands-on research and data collection skills, while being immersed in the flora and fauna south-east Madagascar has to offer.No previous experience or skills in conservation is required to volunteer, we just ask that you have a passion for the environment, an open-mind, and a sense of adventure!
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Projekt-Steckbrief
Maximum: 8 Wochen/2 Monate
2 Wochen: 795 €
4 Wochen/1 Monat: 1395 €
8 Wochen/2 Monate: 2195 €
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