Pioneer Ecology
Current opportunities offered by Pioneer Ecology to experience and learn about tropical ecology:
Rainforest and Reserve Management
Tropical ecology training in Madagascar’s eastern escarpment
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to experience the uniqueness of Madagascar whilst learning a range of skills including species identification and a range of survey techniques. You will be working in one of the most biodiverse places in the world, with 80% of all species being endemic (found only in Madagascar), many of which are endangered. Madagascar is known as the ‘Laboratory of Evolution’ on account of its unique wildlife assemblage. An astonishing 80% of all species are found nowhere else, a level more than twice that of any other country.
We have put together an amazing trip which we know you will not only enjoy but will remember for the rest of your life. You will come home with new skills, knowledge and insights that you cannot get anywhere else.
A significant portion of the cost will be
a contribution directly to the local conservation organisation, Association Mitsinjo. This brilliant organisation manage the reserve and help organise numerous community outreach schemes.
Learn
1To save something we must first understand it. Human exploitation of rainforests and other natural resources has meant the Earth is now in its sixth mass-extinction. However, the greatest weapon in the fight against this is knowledge… knowledge in understanding what is in the rainforests and endangered marine environments, knowledge of how species interact, and knowledge of how these interactions can allow precarious ecosystems to flourish.
Enjoy
2For anyone who has ever walked through a tropical rainforest, snorkeled in a crystal clear coral reef, or driven across a big game safari reserve, the memories can never be taken away.
These experiences simply can’t be underestimated or substituted for any western equivalents.
Conserve
3The fight against extinction and exploitation is not lost. With enough skilled, like-minded, and enthusiastic people many species and areas have been saved; but many more are on the brink of dissapearing.
It takes time, money, dedication and real expertise to unite opposing demands and formulate a means of offering future generations Earth’s most extraordinary diversity.
