| Tropical Marine Conservation Internship (Expired) |
| Community Centred Conservation |
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| Location: Madagascar, Fiji and the Philippines (1) Philippines and Micronesia Conservation Internship Availability From April 2012 we have 1 vacancy for well-qualified graduates to work as field-based interns on the C3 Philippines and Micronesia Programme. Location You will be working from our field station on the remote Busuanga Island in Northern Palawan, a biodiversity hotspot and home to one of the last remaining Dugong populations in the Philippines. This area is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and surrounded by high limestone pinnacles that hide a maze of lagoons and pristine reefs. Conservation Focus Our work will begin by focusing on the dugong population and other endangered species' interactions with small scale fisheries. Your internship will involve both canoe-based observation and research of dugongs in the field as well as working within communities to help implement locally-driven marine resource management activities. Importance Major threats to dugongs in Philippines come from habitat loss and degradation and fishing pressure/ by-catch. The Philippines archipelago and more specifically Busuanga Island host wide areas of seagrass beds which are unfortuna.... |
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