Bosque Medicinal
Gualaquiza, Morona Santiago, Ecuador
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Bosque Medicinal is a non-governmental organisation based in Gualaquiza, Ecuador working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, science & research +1 more.
Bosque Medicinal is a registered non-profit foundation in Ecuador, legalised in July 2019, dedicated to preserving the Amazon rainforest. It works in the Runahurco reserve area of Morona Santiago province in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon, combining direct conservation, reforestation, scientific research, environmental education and community-based eco-tourism, with a focus on the Shuar community and local residents. Its work is funded by donations and volunteer support, and it runs volunteer programmes with partner organisations in Europe, including Forest.ink, Universidad del Azuay and Mendel University in Brno.
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El Paraíso Ecological Reserve
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ecuador
Preserves rainforest and biodiversity in the Runahurco reserve area near Tumbez village, including mapping, species monitoring and reforestation of neighbouring deforested land.
Valle del Colibrí and El Refugio Biological Research Station
Science & Research · Ecuador
Land acquired for conservation in Valle del Colibrí, and a biological research station called El Refugio, used for camera-trap wildlife studies and scientific research.
Forest Station Guardian Volunteer Programme
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ecuador
Long-stay volunteer shifts of at least three weeks, where couples or small groups guard and maintain the forest station.
Forest.ink Volunteer Groups
Community development · Ecuador
Four yearly volunteer visits from partner organisation Forest.ink to support conservation, research and community education.
Educational System Project
Education · Ecuador
Forest-ecosystem education for children and adults, offering alternative on-site learning about nature.
Botanical Garden and Tree Nursery
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Ecuador
Collection of medicinal and traditional-use plants from the upper Amazon, and a tree nursery supplying seedlings for reforestation and ecological recovery.
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Forest.ink, Universidad del Azuay, Mendel University in Brno, UNIDA, Sklenářka
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