UC Irvine Environmental Brigade June 2014 Panama


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Jun 17, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: Jun 23, 2014 12:00 AM

Environmental Brigades volunteers from UC Irvine will spend 7 days in Panama working alongside families of a rural community called Piriati Embera. They will be learning about the biodiversity of a tropical region and the potential of ecological productivity of the community members’ land by utilizing environmentally sustainable methods of agriculture that mimics the diversity and balance of plant life and living organisms which exist in a healthy ecosystem. Volunteers will also create, explain, and incorporate the use of organic fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides in order to boost soil nutrients naturally and deter common pests and fungi that normally bring harvest yields down. Additionally, participants in the brigade will research into and share alternative methods of waste management through informative materials and interactive workshops. A key component of brigade is to help raise the community\\\'s overall awareness of relevant environmental issues and their understanding of the repercussions of a degrading environment socially and economically while always keeping cultural sensitivity in mind. With these projects being picked up by student volunteers from various chapters across North America month after month, the environmental health of the community can be steadily improved while ensuring positive, lasting changes for generations to come.

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Ana Martinovic

Passionate about: Engaging with other minds to share our ideas. Hopefully other members & I share similar values, one being that we all have a duty to preserve life & our beautiful world. There are some things ... [Read More]

Jaenna Wessling

Passionate about: The Earth!
evelyn n nguyen donated $540 3960 days ago
Michael Ries donated $340 3962 days ago
Hitesh Kamble donated $540 3963 days ago
Jaenna Wessling donated $5 3979 days ago
m k donated $540 3979 days ago

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