GVI Costa Rica Coastal Rainforest Programmes

Facts and Figures Quepos Community Project

Ongoing education support to over 330 primary school students within 2 local schools (2011-2012)
227,400 hours of Primary School students hours taught (2011-2012)
Over 1700 hours of English classes taught to adults and secondary school students (2011-2012)
Volunteer led English lessons with the 5 best students in each grade within the structure of El Cocal Primary School and Maria Luisa Primary School in Boca Vieja.
Extracurricular initiatives including, beach cleans, summer school activities, field trips, sporting events and environmental education workshops.
Estimated figures for 2011-2012 # of calories burned jump roping:320,572, # of water balloons thrown:879, # of faces painted:240, # of piñatas filled with candy:18

Facts and Figures Jalova Expedition

Largest consistent workforce in our conservation area, conducting more research and community initiatives than any other organization working locally.
Over 3300 beach miles walked between 2006-2012 monitoring and protecting 4 species of endangered and critically endangered sea turtles. Green turtles, Chelonia mydas (endangered), Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea (critically endangered), Hawksbill, Eritomochelys imbricata (critically endangered) and Loggerhead, Caretta caretta (endangered) turtles.
An average of 1300 hours of night walks yearly during turtle season (March-October).
Over 3000 turtle nests monitored and over 300 nests excavated (2010-2012).
Data collected on 1339 Jaguar predated Marine Turtles. Over 12 jaguars identified as sharing hunting ground on Tortuguero beach between mile 18 and mile 10 (2006-2012)
In 2012 GVI Jalova partnered with Panthera the world’s leading wild cat conservation organization.
Over 430 individual species identified, the largest group being birds at 304 species, Reptiles 62, Mammals 34 and Amphibia at 31.
6 beach cleans conducted between 2010-2012 removing over 250kg of trash.
Ongoing environmental education workshops in the local town of Parismina and with Tortuguero National Park rangers.

Showing posts with label long term volunteering. Show all posts

Showing posts with label long term volunteering. Show all posts

Friday, February 15, 2013

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hello everyone! my experience so far...

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Talkin' 'bout my generation...

Friday, March 30, 2012

Despedidas and bienvenidas

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

A 6 Month Intern’s Perspective

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Jaguar Roundup Phase 104

Monday, November 1, 2010

An Interns Perspective

Monday, September 20, 2010

Mammals

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Great job everybody! End of 103 Roundup

Monday, August 16, 2010

Midphase Update!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Agami Heron Sighting!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Jalova’s Hawksbills

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Tayra-ffic time on BTEC Survey

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Survey News: Birds

Monday, March 29, 2010

Extracts from the Interns

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Jag walk

Friday, November 20, 2009

Birds, Sea Turtles, Human Impacts, Incidentals, Jaguars...Yahtzee!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A Love-Love Relationship with GVI Costa Rica Part II

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Meet the scholars!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

I love canal bird surveys at the Tortuguero National Park by Marjolein Nibbelink

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