Entradas

TURTLE CAMPS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2021 SEASON

Imagen
  Hacesfalta is one of the largest Spanish-speaking platforms for volunteering and NGO jobs, where you can find volunteer offers, jobs in NGOs or internships anywhere in the world. The program in which I am participating is called "volunteering in turtle camps" which aims to contribute to the conservation and recovery of populations of sea turtle species that arrive to the coasts of Quintana Roo, monitor and protect loggerhead and white turtles that come up to lay their eggs on the beaches of the Central Coast of Quintana Roo, Our stay is in a camp in Playa del Carmen, a coordinator was in charge of assigning them, these are located in strategic points of the coast, from which 14 nesting beaches are protected. Throughout our stay we have carried out different activities such as:  Analyzing the clutches, cleaning them, and counting the hatchlings.  During the day we have visited the beaches where there are no activities at night. Identify, mark and clean the clutches...

Conservation Volunteering Program

Imagen
 Conservation Volunteering Program The last year my friends and I took part in a volunteering program to help the New Zealand’s environment, to get to New Zealand we took a flight, when we arrive to the airport the weather was really warm so we didn’t need to bring any coat or jacket, as soon as arrived the people from the organization took us to a hostel where we stayed for the 5 days of de volunteering. After one day of orientation we start working from 8 am to 4 pm doing different activities like helping boost native biodiversity and provide additional habitat for native birds by removing exotic weeds which threaten to swamp native plantings, planting trees in different locations, cleaning forests and parks, we also help making and improving the habitat for rare fishes. In our free time we were able to visit the big cities and do activities like tourism around the cities, we visited some natural attractions like the Kitekite Falls and   Manukau Heads where we could visi...

Pround to recycle- Ecoembes

Imagen
  I have participated for years in the "Proud to Recycle" campaign because the objective is to convey to citizens the importance of their collaboration in recycling packaging for the care of the environment and let us continue to take care of our natural environment together, with a as simple as separating the containers and placing them in the appropriate container. During the campaign presentation, together as a team we managed to make a change. Given that:    24,987 tons of domestic packaging were recycled.      In addition, more than 16,900 containers were placed, of which 9,200 are yellow for the selective collection of containers.    With the recycled packaging, toys have been made for children.    Spread the importance of recycling and its goods.   Selecting materials that are more respectful with the environment and with a longer useful life. And we have ensured that  "we are on the right track, but there is still muc...

Reforestation Campaing

Imagen
I have participated in the Respira a Todo Pulmón campaign to reforest areas in the State of Mexico. This year it took place from July 8 to 11.  Ecopil Arte Crea Consciencia is the organization that coordinates the campaign and the responsibility is in Cuautitlán Izcalli and municipalities such as Apaxco, Coyotepec, Cuautitlán México, Melchor Ocampo, Nicolás Romero, Teoloyucan, Tepotzotlán, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Tultitlán and Zumpango will participate. Our objective is to sensitize the population about the problem of global warming and pollution generated by humans, leading the inhabitants to adopt a tree, in order to carry out the mitigation of CO2 emissions. Together we have developed and want to develop goals that are: Plant 13,800 trees with the surrounding municipalities. Disseminate the importance of adopting a tree. We have facilitated the information that the citizen must have for the care of the tree during the first 3 years. We have tried to maintain the commitment to keep ...