LIVE, WORK and TRAIN with indigenous people in the world famous Manu Biosphere Reserve of the Peruvian Amazon.Learn to survive fieldwork challenges in the tropical rainforest and carry out ethnobotanical and conservation research with indigenous Amazonian communities. 10 days intensive training in wilderness first aid, leadership, group dynamics, field research skills, introductory tropical ecology and canopy ascent 17 days carrying out guided research with native Matsigenka informants and taking coursework on ethnobotany, theory and methods in ethnobiology, cultural ecology, tropical botany and ecology, biodiversity conservation and community-based resource management. Course Professors: Glenn H. Shepard Jr. & Douglas Yu Course Aims: To supply young scientists with a unique blend of skills necessary to carry out ethnobotanical and conservation research with traditional forest peoples of the Amazon. To immerse participants in the tropical rainforest and the native peoples of Manu National Park, providing hands-on training opportunities with experienced researchers Shepard and Yu, and with Matsigenka indigenous informants themselves. Start Date: August 18th 2006 Duration: 30 days Minimum Enrollment: 12 Maximum Enrollment: 24 Approximate Price: $ 3,000(includes accommodation, course fees, ground transport; does not include RTN airfare to Cusco, Peru) Enquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB: http://www.crees-manu.org/proj_ethnobotany.shtml
