Grécia

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Data de início: 07-05-2013

Data de fim: 27-06-2013

Vagas: 1

Duração: 2 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 24-01-2012

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 95 €

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Resumo: The project is based in the village, a small traditional village with its origins in fishing, on the southern coast. It is now a popular seaside resort, attracting many tourists in the summer.

Much of the economy of the village is based around the tourist industry, but despite its outward appearance, the village and its inhabitants are often surprisingly traditional in their views, and the volunteers must behave accordingly. The volunteers are expected to work in close contact with the local community as well as interacting with the tourists that pass through, informing them about turtles, human threats to the environment, and the Group's activities.

Volunteers live all together and are expected, like all members of the project in the summer, to respect basic common rules about cooking and cleaning, which are generally done on a rota basis.

Perfil: The Group simply requires hard working and enthusiastic people with a genuine desire to help. We do not request any specific skills as training is given, however a reasonable level of physical fitness is an advantage due to the demanding physical nature of our regular work. We are open to accept any volunteer and to work with any kind of sending organization.

Because of the nature of our project, we are particularly well suited to working with organizations and volunteers with a strong interest in the protection of nature and the environment.

We advertise volunteer positions on our website and on other related website on the Internet. We take applications in the form of a questionnaire and we reply to all applicants in a given time. We recommend EVS to all eligible potential volunteers.

Tarefas: Awareness raising about the marine turtles Caretta caretta
(1)Distributing leaflets to inform locals and tourists
(2)Informing summer tourists about the turtles on the nesting beach and in the village (at the local environmental information centre, and at our information kiosks)
(3)Designing posters to help in promoting the protection of marine turtles Caretta caretta
(4)Removing litter from the nesting beaches
(5)Giving presentations about Turtles and conservation on the island of Kefalonia
(6)Organising childrens' activities and games on the subject of the sea and marine life
(7)Organisation of educational theatre with themes about nature and the environment
(s) Involvement with the annual Festival for the Environment - planning and being responsible for various sports, activities, shows and educational games to promote the environment.
Research and behaviour observation of Caretta caretta
(1)Nightly observation (nesting season) of the female Caretta caretta aiming at:
(2)Visual check-up of nesting female.
(3)Data collection - checking the tag (or tagging if non present) and measuring carapace length.
(4)Observing + recording the nesting process: including time, location, phase of the moon.
(5)More precise measurement of the nest location in the morning hours.
•(Nesting season): Going to the beach in the early morning to assist with relocation of vunerable nests, if necessary.
•(Hatchling season): Patrolling the nesting beach in the early morning to check for nest emergences.
•Excavating hatched nests after a period of inactivity to determine success rate.
•Surveying other nesting beaches and monitoring of nests on those beaches.

Condições: 1

Documentação: CV + Carta de Motivação em Inglês