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EcoSwell

@ecoswell

Sustainable Development For-Impact Organization from Peru

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Sep 11, 2019, 6:22 PM UTC

Algarrobo and Dry Forest Conservation in Northern Peru

29,000 hectares of dry forest are lost each year in Piura, northern Peru. Shocking statistics such as these tend to refer to large areas of the Amazon rainforest, chopped down and replaced with agric…

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Apr 26, 2019, 4:50 PM UTC

Ecotourism at Piedritas

To launch our upcoming plans involving ecotourism in Piedritas, EcoSwell attended a Piedritas town meeting on April 11. The EcoSwell team was the first to arrive to the meeting, excited to make our p…

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Mar 29, 2019, 1:37 AM UTC

Green Piedritas Project, house by house visits, February-March 2019

Spectacular video created by our Reforestation/Conservation intern, @Ezra Kraus from Massachusetts, USA, that shows some of the activities we have carried out with the families of the Piedritas, Tala…

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Mar 11, 2019, 7:42 PM UTC

Why does time fly at EcoSwell?

I’m Ivy, and I’ve been working as an NGO Management intern for the past two weeks. One thing I discovered early on during my stay at EcoSwell is that time doesn’t follow the usual rules here in Lobit…

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Mar 2, 2019, 5:56 PM UTC

Lobitos Ocean Adventure

* My name is Camille, I am from England originally but currently live in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I am working with EcoSwell for 6 weeks as part of a University placement in an NGO and completing r…

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@ecoswell Feb 21, 2019, 7:05 PM UTC

Trail Blazing Piedritas Verde

The team sets off on a journey into the dry forest Hello! My name is Ezra Kraus, I’m a recent college graduate of the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor’s in Political Science. I was born and…

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Feb 15, 2019, 1:47 PM UTC

The Search for Sustainable Surfing at Lobitos, Peru - EcoSwell Director’s Note

Ramón Espinoza barreling deep at the final heat of the Volcom “El Hueco” 2018 competition at Lobitos, Peru. An oil rig looms at the distance on the far right corner, barely visible. The natural asset…

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@ecoswell Feb 8, 2019, 1:48 PM UTC

What's a planting day like at EcoSwell?

It's planting day at the EcoSwell house! The team wakes up bright and early at 6 am ready for a day of physical labor in the hot Peruvian sun. There are a few tasks at hand which get separated amongs…

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@ecoswell Feb 1, 2019, 12:25 PM UTC

Why did I choose to volunteer at EcoSwell?

I’m Camille, I am currently studying for an MSc in Leadership for Sustainable Development at Queen's University, Belfast and came to EcoSwell for my NGO placement due to their commitment to a sustain…

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EcoSwell
@ecoswell Jan 25, 2019, 2:15 PM UTC

My first 2 weeks experience in Lobitos

The road next to EcoSwell’s Zion Sunset Dry Forest Hi, I´m India. As of today, I have been in Lobitos for two weeks, though it seems like it’s been much longer. I feel like I have fallen right into s…

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