*Dear Friends,*
We are launching several education programs at *our Education Center Conservation* *and Sustainable Development* at the Amazon of Peru. You can know more about our programs by checking our website http://www.cds-peru.org/#!programs/cj09 Do not miss the chance to participate in our programs!! The *Education Center on Conservation and Sustainable Development <http://www.cds-peru.org/>* (CDS) began in 2011 as an initiative of the *Centro Neotropical de Entrenamiento en Humedales – Perú <http://www.centroneotropicalperu.org/index.html>* to facilitate and implement the goals of education, training, and research in different aspects of conservation and sustainable development. It is situated in the buffer zone of the Yanachaga Chemillén National Park in Oxapampa Province, which includes the Oxapampa Ashaninka Yanesha Biosphere Reserve. ----------------------------------------------------- Our Education programs **Amazon Cloud Forest Sustainability Internship Program* This internship program is suitable for participants looking for a real experience with local communities and environmental problems due to human impact. This expedition covers wide topics such as riparian forest restoration, organic cultivation, water treatment and water quality. The program is ideal for students in biology, ecology, environmental science or related fields. Students of sustainable development, Latin American studies, or international relations will find this program relevant to their degree as well. Anyone looking to improve their Spanish language skills will have the opportunity through this project as well. The program is structured like an internship, so it is a great resume builder! For more information click here <http://www.cds-peru.org/#!sustainable-development-internship/yocnc> **Amazon Cloud Forest Research Internship Program* This internship program is suitable for participants looking for a research experience at the Amazon cloud forest of Peru. The participant will design and develop a basic or applied research project to produce relevant information for natural resources conservation and management in Amazonian cloud forests. Specific topics for each research will be coordinated between participants and supervisors. The participant will learn/apply the scientific method to develop a project including the objectives and hypothesis that will be designed by the participant. She/he will also define activities to develop and a work schedule for executing the research. Students of biology, ecology, zoology, environmental studies and others will find this program relevant to their degree as well. Anyone looking to improve their Spanish language skills will have the opportunity through this project as well. The program is structured like an internship, so it is a great resume builder! For more information click here <http://www.cds-peru.org/#!research-internship-program/lvunz> **Experience in the field Program* This program is suitable for participants looking for a practice experience in the field. We bring the opportunity to participants to apply and improve their knowledge, abilities and skills in a conservation or sustainable development project, based on their fields of interest. During their activities the participants will receive professional supervision in order to achieve the proposed goals. At the end of the program, the participant will produce a poster (English/Spanish) or a power presentation about the project. The minimum length of this program is 2 months and it can be developed from March to December. For more information click here <http://www.cds-peru.org/#!experiences-in-the-field/y6fze> **Intercultural Program* This program allows our participants to get to know some of our projects and help with the development/maintenance of them. At the same time, we create an intercultural experience with participants from all over the world. The program is ideal for those who want to learn about conservation, environmental science, or related fields. This experience covers a wide range of topics, such as riparian forest restoration, organic cultivation, and waste treatment. Participants work for a week in each project. For more information click here <http://www.cds-peru.org/#!intercultural-program/c15h6> Questions about our programs and/or the application process can be made to: Florencia Trama at *ftr...@centroneotropical.org <ftr...@centroneotropical.org?is_application_link=y>* or *infocds.p...@gmail.com <infocds.p...@gmail.com?is_application_link=y>* -- ***************************************************** Anjali Kumar, Ph.D. AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow Washington, DC kumar.a...@gmail.com
