Citizen Science Marine Conservation Expedition

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4 - 4 settimane  ·  Età 18 - 50+

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Punti Salienti

  • Volunteer and help conserving the marine environment in the Philippines
  • Acquire and develop excellent diving skills throughout the project
  • You help make a difference and help real conservation efforts

Punti Salienti

  • Volunteer and help conserving the marine environment in the Philippines
  • Acquire and develop excellent diving skills throughout the project
  • You help make a difference and help real conservation efforts
  • Use the outdoor jungle gym or visit the whole botanical garden which is more than ten hectares
  • Explore neighbor islands throughout the weekends and cliff dive into amazing azure blue lagoons


  • Particolarmente adatto per

    Età 18+
    Singoli
    Coppie
    Gruppi
    50+

    Sul programma

    You're an experienced diver. Join us as a scuba volunteer, learn scientific diving with our scientists and biologists, and meet lifelong friends from all over the world.

    Most volunteers who join us do training through the PADI curriculum, and either learn scuba diving or improve their skills through continued education courses. This particular 4 week program is however for people who do not have so much time,  (normally the shortest possible stay is 6 weeks) but ...

    Sul programma

    Most volunteers who join us do training through the PADI curriculum, and either learn scuba diving or improve their skills through continued education courses. This particular 4 week program is however for people who do not have so much time,  (normally the shortest possible stay is 6 weeks) but who are already reasonable experienced and comfortable divers.   On the four week program you are however welcome to join the PADI enriched air nitrox course if you wish to. 

    Duties performed by most volunteers are: 

    • Participating in two daily scientific scuba dives mon-fri. If we are doing well and meeting our deadlines, then on Saturdays we go exploring new sites or do fun diving instead of working dives. 
    • Kitchen duty (the duty rotates between groups, so you have one day a week just setting table, doing dishes - our cooks does the real magic) 
    • Taking care of our mangrove nursery and participating in replanting efforts
    • Helping clean reefs and beaches of plastic garbage. (We do so in between scientific dives) 
    • Cleaning personal dive gear daily and diveshed once a week
    • Cleaning the base and your own bungalow every Monday. 
    Volunteering is for people who want to get involved and get their hands dirty. Don’t expect any luxury at camp (well, other than the food which is amazing!). Accommodation is charming, but primitive. There are nice but shared bathrooms.  There’s an outdoor jungle gym, and several chill out areas. The whole botanical garden is more than ten hectares - large enough to go adventuring.

    Your underwater adventure starts here. Join us, get involved, and help kick ass for mother Earth!

    Packing list

    The Philippines is hot and often humid too. We suggest you choose light clothes. Most volunteers who bring more than a pair or two of long pants and/or anything with long sleeves never use it. If you are a woman and want to be able to do work in the local community (like teaching in schools), please bring some items of clothing that covers your shoulders (a normal t-shirt would be perfectly fine) and either some shorts that aren’t too short or a skirt or trousers. Guys need to cover shoulders too on formal occasions.

    If you are prone to getting bitten by mosquitoes, consider bringing some repellant. You do not need malaria-meds, as there is no malaria here. November till June are almost completely dry months, and there are very few mosquitoes anyway. Outside of those months it is also a good idea to bring a rain coat, just in case. It’s recommended to bring a little cheap flashlight. You do not need to bring any bedlinen, sleeping bags or similar – we got you covered. You do however need to bring your own towel(s) and toiletries. You will also need high SPF sunscreen. Please, please get a brand that is coral safe. 



    Giornata tipica

    While you stay with Marine Conservation Philippines, there’s a great number of projects you can participate in. In fact there’s so much to do, that you can’t do it all. Some of our projects are continually ongoing – for example hands-on beach clean ups and the surveying of coral reefs. While ...

    Giornata tipica

    While you stay with Marine Conservation Philippines, there’s a great number of projects you can participate in. In fact there’s so much to do, that you can’t do it all. Some of our projects are continually ongoing – for example hands-on beach clean ups and the surveying of coral reefs. While surveying we document the spread of habitats, species abundance as well as damage to coral reefs. Our biologists constantly work on various projects; studies of particular fishes, reef restoration or rehabilitation of species that’s been harvested to topical extinction. If you are a non-diver you’ll spend quite a while becoming a safe proficient scuba diver through the PADI program of Education. Depending on the length of your stay you can choose to do multiple diving courses (our rule is that you can do one course for each four week segment you're with us.)  For people who are really ambitious and can spend more time, we even do dedicated divemaster training (if this is interesting to you, please get in touch with us to discuss possibilities) 

    Besides volunteer activities in the water, a great deal goes on on land as well. Part of what we do is visit local schools and tell about our work and what goes on in the sea. By affecting future generations we believe we may help change the future. We try to create artificial divesites (such as deliberately scuttled wrecks or underwater sculpture parks) to create breeding grounds for fish in marine protected areas, as well as promote local and regional dive tourism. Local revenue and job generation from dive tourism can easily outweigh that brought about by destructive fishing practices. At MCP we also do various community outreach programs – we teach first aid and try to lend a hand with various community work when needed.

    The daily rhythm

    Life starts around 7:00 with breakfast. After breakfast the plan for the day is reviewed. Some volunteers will be doing scuba courses, others will be out doing marine research, underwater cleanups or community work. What you’ll be doing will largely be based on where you are in the volunteer program and also on personal preferences. We’ll usually have lunch around one or two o clock – if you’re doing work far from our base, you’ll eat your lunch at a local market there. After lunch we often continue with our various activities till sometime in the afternoon. Typically this consists of entering survey-data on computers or various base work.

    The evenings are different – At times you will be at work analyzing data collected on the dives or studying for your next scuba course, but often you’ll just want to relax and unwind with fellow volunteers. What you do after dinner in the evenings is very much up to yourself. You may want to organize a game or movie night, share a drink and a laugh, get people around a camp fire or something completely different. Other options would be to go on a night dive, go for a run, catch up with friends and family at home using our free wifi, work out in our gym or just quietly read a book. It really is up to you.

    Sunday is always a day off. No volunteers do any diving, except during unusual circumstances. The reason for this is twofold – firstly it’s important to off-gas from time to time so you don’t get the “friday bends” (a slang term in the dive industry, where divemasters and instructors can load their bodies with gas day after day, until they eventually experience symptoms of decompression illness) Secondly we wish to give our staff a day off as well. On Sundays the kitchen is open, so you can cook your own food - but you can also go to one of the resorts in the area and order a pizza or whatever you've developed a craving for. Other than that nothing happens on Sundays, unless you organize it yourself. (When’s the last time you went swimming in a mountain lake,  or sung karaoke anyway?)


    Attività del tempo libero

    When you volunteer, you will be busy. There is not a lot of free time - the day starts early at seven, and often you're not done with the work for the day until the late afternoon. You will generally dive twice a day, six days a week. You're tired when you're done!  In the weekends however, there ...

    Attività del tempo libero

    When you volunteer, you will be busy. There is not a lot of free time - the day starts early at seven, and often you're not done with the work for the day until the late afternoon. You will generally dive twice a day, six days a week. You're tired when you're done!  In the weekends however, there is many opportunities to go exploring. You can rent a motorbike and drive around - there's caves, waterfalls, naturally hot geothermal streams, mountain lakes, resorts and lots to see.  There's nearby islands where you can visit black magicians (yes, really!) or cliff dive into amazing azure blue lagoons. 


    Requisiti

    Requisiti

    Età minima: 18 anni

    Per partecipare al programma è necessario avere almeno 18 anni alla data di inizio del programma. Potrebbero esserci delle esenzioni se si è in grado di fornire il permesso del proprio tutore legale o se si è accompagnati dai propri genitori.

    Competenze linguistiche

    È necessario parlare di Inglese (livello intermedio)

    Documenti necessari

    Liability releases and diving health questionnaire

    Restrizioni sulla nazionalità

    Nessuna restrizione. Gli aiuti da tutto il mondo sono benvenuti.

    Altre competenze

    Have dived fairly recently (within a year or two) Have 20 logged divers Be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water diver (or equivalent or higher certification from any scuba training agency)

    Impegno di tempo

    Il vostro aiuto sarà richiesto lunedì, martedì, mercoledì, giovedì, venerdì e sabato

    Servizi inclusi

    Servizi inclusi

    Servizi per Marine Conservation Philippine

    The volunteer fee covers:  


    • Accommodation 
    • Three daily meals + as many snacks and fruits as you want
    • Saturday night dinner parties / barbeques
    • Free tea, coffee and water
    • All scuba diving costs
    • Marine park fees
    • Complete scuba gear rental of your own personal kit, including a personal dive computer for the whole duration. 
    • Wifi
    • A complimentary MCP T-shirt
    • Supervision in all activities
    • Transportation from/to the airport
    Kindly note the four week program does not have time enough to do any scuba courses, other than the PADI Nitrox Course (which we can do in an afternoon, and which we run every few weeks.)  The cost of the Nitrox course, should you wish to join is 85 USD, which covers manual + PADI certification.)

    Prelievo dall'aeroporto a Dumaguete Airport

    We pick everyone up in the Dumaguete airport at ten o clock in the morning on arrival Mondays. You'll ride together with other volunteer, as you head to base (90 minutes away) we only take in new participants twice a month, every second Monday. 

    Alloggio

    Please find pictures of the dorms in the gallery. We have both single sex dorms, and shared dorms. If you're a couple, you will of course be in a shared dorm. 


    The dorms are built in the style of Balinese Lumbungs, mostly using material found in the botanical garden the research camp is based in (Yes, it's an actual botanical garden!)  The dorms are airy are pretty nice.  Every volunteer has a private locker, big enough for a backpack and some stuff. Additionally, everyone has a private locker with a power socket inside, so you can charge your gadgets while you're out diving.  The mattresses are really good, theres fans in the dorms, and everyone has a mosquito net. (There's hardly any mosquitoes or other bugs in the dry season from January to June) 

    Cibo e Bevande

    When you’ve been out scuba diving all day, you’ll have a healthy appetite. Our cooks prepare three meals a day. We can cater to any allergies, and there's always vegetarian and vegan options. 

    Generally we try to eat local foods, and try to source all our supplies from the local market. This is because we put an emphasis on reducing our carbon footprint as much as possible, and because we wish to support local commerce and farmers. The climate allows fruit and vegetables to grow all year round, but many things are seasonal. 

    We buy our meat from the local market. The local farmers typically have a fairly small number of chicken and pigs. These are free-range animals, that walk around freely and are really healthy animals, compared to the medicated and poorly treated animals known from industrial farming in the West.

    Breakfast

    If you’re going scuba diving, you’ll need some solid fuel to keep you going all day. Every day – except Sunday, we begin our day with a continental breakfast consisting of cereal and milk, bread, cheese, butter, jam, fresh fruits and of course tea and coffee. Since Sunday is a day off for all staff members, we open the kitchen for you to prepare your own breakfast.

    Lunch

    Since many different activities are going on during the day, lunch is generally served from 12 to 2 pm. Lunch is almost always a hot meal, but volunteers who participate in activities far away from base may prepare a lunchbox or eat at a local market.

    Dinner

    At MCP we see the evening meal as a time to talk about highlights of the day, discuss current events, and just as a good time to get to know each other better. Dinner is served around 7pm and everyone eats together. Participation isn´t mandatory, and if you wish to go out and try something else for a change you’re welcome to do so – but please let us know in advance, so we don’t waste food cooking for you. 

    Our cook prepares and serves a variety of local specialties. A typical evening meal will consist of vegetarian dishes, possibly cooked or barbecued meat, vegetables and rice. Occasionally, when supplies allow we serve western meals such as burgers or tortillas or a nice roast. Saturday night we always have a barbecue, which is the highlight of the week for many - as the food is great! 

    Should you suffer from any kind of food allergy, we’ll cook suitable replacement meals for you. Please give us notice about any (serious) allergies prior to arrival. We cook vegetarian meals/sides for vegetarians, and our cook is happy to cook vegan meals too. (Do note though, that a lot of the “replacement” food items, like vegan butter, etc. that you may be able to find in stores abroad is unavailable here. Soy milk and tofu is always available though.). 

    While not fanatical, we try to avoid food additives as much as possible.

    Accesso a Internet

    Buon accesso al sito del progetto

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    Biglietti aerei

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    Dettagli all'arrivo

    Marine Conservation Philippines accepts new volunteers every second Monday. 

    We offer free pickup from Dumaguete (DGT) airport on arrival Mondays. Volunteers who need to arrive a few days prior will have to find accommodation in Dumaguete (which is a really nice town!) until the actual arrival day. 



    Disponibilità
    gen feb mar apr mag giu lug ago set ott nov dic

    Tariffe del programma

    4 settimane 1.995€
    Tariffe medie 499€/settimana

    Tariffe del programma

    499€ tariffe settimanali 4 - 4 settimane Età 18 - 50+

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    Durata

    4 - 4 settimane

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    Marine Conservation Philippine

    Eccezionale 5 rating (29 recensioni)

    Non-profit - fondata nel 2015

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    Sul progetto

    Help local communities protect reefs and mangroves, conduct scientific diving and learn marine biology.

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    Marine Conservation Philippines is a non-profit based in the Visayas region of the Philippines. Our underwater world is under tremendous pressure – too much garbage and litter, especially plastic is being thrown in, and too many fish are being fished out. Only 0,1 percent of the seas are covered by coral reefs, yet these fragile reefs are home to an astounding 25% of all marine species. The Philippines are the middle of the coral triangle, and with a land mass of 7000 islands it has a unique topography with a collective stretch of shoreline, longer than any other nation in the World. This means that the Philippines are home to more coastal reefs than anywhere else in the world, making it the frontline of the fight for preservation of fragile marine habitats. 

    We dare to dream of a future and of a sea where our kids and their kids can still marvel at grazing sea-turtles and sharks and where coastal communities enjoy adequate fish-stocks for the next generations. We invite you to dream that dream with us. 

    MCP is a Philippino based NGO working to preserve fragile marine habitats like coral reefs and mangrove forests and improve quality of life for marginalised fisherfolk in the central Philippines. MCP is a volunteer based organisation where international volunteers can join a large professional team of marine biologists, scientists, teachers and dive instructors, and help tackle the myriad problems and issues facing the Oceans today. Participation in the program involves extensive scuba diving activities. Volunteers need not be qualified divers prior to starting - they can learn as part of the program.

    In a travel market saturated by green washed volunteer programs made by for-profit companies, this program is the real McCoy. MCP is a registred non-profit working under the auspices of the local government, and in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the Department of Natural Resources and a number of European universities. Besides volunteer fees, MCP is financially supported by the Rufford Foundation and other international trusts and charities and provides consultancy and aid to the local municipalities in coastal resource management. The staff to volunteer ratio is 1:1 or better and the work of the volunteers makes an actual difference! 

    As a volunteer-based organisation, we depend on volunteers both to keep operational and to conduct the work at land and at sea.  Some volunteers have a background in biology and many are already scuba divers. Neither is required however, and non-divers can learn scuba diving through the PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water course before starting the in-water work.  What we do require from everyone, besides obviously   the desire to help preserve some critically endangered environments, is the understanding that you do so at the expense of some creature comforts. We expect everyone to understand that volunteering with us is no resort stay or a five star holiday. Volunteering is for people who like getting their hands dirty – no-one is here to make other peoples beds or clean their rooms, there’s very long days in the water, and it might be your turn to lend a hand in the kitchen or water plants in the mangrove nursery. We all bunk in together, and it really is a bit like camping out. Camp fires and story telling included. 

    Our operational area currently spans about 60 kilometres of coastline on the island of Negros Oriental, some of it encompassing some incredible dive sites such as the reefs of Dauin, and right across from our base lies world famous and stunning Apo Island. 

    Besides the work actually making a difference, volunteering with MCP also ticks the all the happy boxes! It is bonfires and marshmallows, it’s diving with sea turtles, it’s meeting new friends from all over the world, it’s learning stuff about reef biology that will blow your mind, it’s learning how to dive, it’s meeting the locals, It’s petting a goat, and naming the gecko in the room. It’s seeing rare and endangered wildlife. It’s discovery, adventure and camaraderie. it’s getting sparkling white smiles from locals kids and toothless grins from their grandmothers. It’s all of this and more.

    29 recensioni · rating5

    Latoya Van de Peut rating5

    2023 at Citizen Science Marine Conservation Expedition

    Here is my 5 star rating, because it was amazing. This is a special thank you to MCP, their staff members, kitchen staff, and procean. You made my stay amazing. I came for diving, doing surveys with the invertebrates, and some courses. I love diving, i like the inverts. I was so happy under water ...
    Magdalena Schrauf rating5

    2024 at Supporter for Marine Conservation

    I stayed at MCP for 10 weeks in total and came as a non-diver. I am highly impressed, how much you can develop in such a short time, to a good diver. The instructors are amazing and you can learn a lot about corals, fish and other creatures in the ocean. The food is all vegetarian and amazing. I met ...
    Neil Lipps rating5

    2023 at Supporter for Marine Conservation

    After 7 amazing weeks at MCP I can just say a big thank you to all the staff and volunteers making that place so great. I arrived at MCP with about 110 fun dives and a lot of volunteers with 30-40 dives at MCP where already better divers than I was at that time, that showed how high their level ...
    Matthew Cato rating5

    2023 at Supporter for Marine Conservation

    I have just finished a 6-month program at MCP and had the experience of a lifetime. Learned so much about how to identify different types of fish and coral. Made friends for life that come from all across the globe. Food was incredible, staff are inspiring and the actual base itself is so clean and ...
    Pernille Kornbeck Schmidt rating5

    2023 at Supporter for Marine Conservation

    I was supposed to stay at MCP for 8 weeks, but I couldn’t leave that amazing place, lovely staff and all the great volunteers! I had to extend for 2 more weeks! It have been 10 weeks with learning about diving, live underwater and environment changing! Besides that I got friends for live and an ...
    Ofelia Martinez rating5

    2023 at Supporter for Marine Conservation

    After 6 amazing weeks of volunteering at MCP, two courses, new friends and lots of dives, memories and fun, I sadly had to say goodbye to a great life experience! From the very first email to the last hug one can feel the engagement of the amazing staff running the always-looking-for-improvement ...

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