Description

ASVO (Association of Volunteers for Service in Protected Areas)is a Costa Rican organization that is dedicated to maintaining and preserving national parks, communities and beaches throughout Costa Rica. The organization was started in, was founded on January 27, 1989 in the response to the growing realization that although Costa Rica is renowned for their natural resources and biodiversity, there was very little awareness around environmental protection by many people who lived in Costa Rica. Originally focusing on the preservation of national parks, the program eventually expanded to include sea turtle conservation, community education and habitat identification.

ASVO is a non-profit and non-governmental organization whose mission is to promote the importance of preserving the environment by operating a number of grass-root conservation projects and conducting a variety of educational workshops throughout the country. Over the years environmental issues such as deforestation, species extinction, forest fires, and climate change have been addressed by the members of ASVO as they have worked to expand their programs through the country.

ASVO places volunteers in national parks and other areas protected by the Ministry of Environment and Energy all over the country. The organization currently has stations in twenty-eight different locations all over Costa Rica, from Corcovado in the south to Guanacaste in the north. These projects are divided into four categories: Wildlife Refuges, Education and Communities, Sea Turtle Projects and National Parks.

To help develop and protect this tropical wet forest of Costa Rica. Although this park receives few visitors, the dense rain forest, beaches, and waterfalls need upkeep in order to retain their natural beauty.

Volunteers can help with the following tasks:

1. Maintenance of trails.

2. Cleaning and maintenance of facilities.

3. For those who can speak Spanish, tending the public and helping park rangers develop routes.

4. Tourist attention

5. Control Walks with park rangers to ensure that nothing has happened within the park.

6. Reconstruction of green areas.

Volunteers are required to work 6 days a week. 8am to 3pm. However in times of rain work in the morning in the woods and if it is raining in the afternoon are schedule other activities because it is dangerous and they prefer to do not expose volunteers to a accident.

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