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TCS 2022 Orientation ‐ Ceiba Foundation 1 TROPICAL CONSERVATION SEMESTER GALAPAGOS, ANDES & AMAZON ECUADOR 2022 PRE‐DEPARTURE ORIENTATION Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation Universidad San Francisco de Quito UW International Academic Programs Catherine Woodward, PhD Professor [email protected] Joe Meisel, PhD Professor [email protected] Yasi Rezai U.S. Coordinator [email protected]
Transcript of Ceiba Foundation Tropical Conservation
TCS 2022 Orientation ‐ Ceiba Foundation 1
TROPICAL CONSERVATION
SEMESTER
GALAPAGOS, ANDES
& AMAZON
ECUADOR 2022
PRE‐DEPARTUREORIENTATION
Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
UW International Academic Programs
Catherine Woodward, PhDProfessor
Joe Meisel, PhDProfessor
Yasi RezaiU.S. [email protected]
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MyStudyAbroadProgram Preparation
• Checklist
• Handbooks
• Academics
• Financial
• Travel and Visa
• Insurance Card
• Emergency Card
• Fellow Participants
• IAP Contacts
link at ceiba.org/tcs
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Academics16 credits
Conservation Biology
Terrestrial Ecology Marine ecology
Spanish
Internships
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16WEEKS 17
Travel Overview
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16WEEKS 17
USFQ + day trips
cloud forest & coast
Amazon rainforest(2 weeks) Galapagos Islands
(3 weeks)Internships(4 weeks)
January 11: Arrival
Jan 13 & 14: USFQ OrientationJan 17: Classes begin (USFQ campus)May 18: Classes end
May 19: Departure
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Quito, Ecuador
Homestay in Cumbayá!
USFQ campusCumbayá
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Antisana páramo
El Pahuma cloud forest
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Coastal Dry Forest
Tiputini Biodiversity Station Amazon rainforest
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Pacific coast intertidal zones
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Galapagos islands
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WHERE WE GO
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Conservation Internships
Internships with Ceiba
Environmental educationWater quality and watershed management
Agroforestry and reforestationWildlife monitoring
Forest ecology and dynamics researchCommunity development
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HANDS‐ON ACADEMICS
• Educational hikes• Field activities• Research!• Learning by doing
• Lectures• Readings• Discussions• Field journal
TEXTBOOKS5th edition
201911th edition
2019Rent on Redshelf.com
2017
Get revised and expanded edition!
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WHAT TO BRING?Check out the required gear list!
Covid‐19 Preparations
Vaccination & Testing• card required to enter Ecuador• vax rate similar to USA (>60%)• host families, campus
• PCR test before Galápagos
Mask requirements• indoors, in class, on bus• bring ~10 masks, KN95
Safety Protocols• respect local requirements• live and learn outdoors !!• limit contacts prior to Galápagos
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TROPICAL CONSERVATION
SEMESTER
GALAPAGOS, ANDES& AMAZON
SEE YOUIN ECUADOR!
