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Job may be of interest to some RPCVs

Blair Orr
Forest Ecology and Management
Michigan Tech University
bdorr@mtu.edu
http://forestry.mtu.edu/peacecorps


>Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:56:11 -0500
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>From: ron@greenbuilder.com (Ron Mader)
>To: ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA NETWORK  <elan@csf.colorado.edu>
>Subject: Honduras - Partnership for Biodiversity
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>Forwarding message. It would be helpful if those at the Partnership for
>Biodiversity would participate directly with ELAN or the Honduras-related
>listservs and post these messages directly. - Ron
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>Subject: Vacancy Announcement - Ecuador
>------------------------------- Message Contents
>Author:  Barbara Pitkin/PPA/OS/DOI at DOI
>
>As per our agreement to circulate all Partnership for Biodiversity vacancies
>through the Offices of International Affairs, I am forwarding this notice to
>you.  Please circulate this notice as widely as possible.  If I can assist you
>in getting this notice out, please let me know.
>
>The Partnership for Biodiversity -- an initiative aimed at promoting
>biodiversity conservation in developing countries worldwide through the joint
>efforts of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S.
Department of
>the Interior, and the U.S. Peace Corps -- is seeking a qualified individual(s)
>with expertise in environmental education.
>
>The individual will provide specialized assistance in the RÌo Pl·tano Biosphere
>Reserve of Honduras.  Specifically, the selected ndividual(s) will provide
>specialized environmental education technical assistance and training to local
>community members in and around the Reserve, selected protected area staff, and
>representatives of nongovernmental organizations in Honduras, such as
MOPAWI, an
>NGO dedicated to the indigenous peoples of the Mosquitia Region.
>
>The selected individual will work closely with representatives from MOPAWI, the
>Government of Honduras, and the U.S. Agency for International Development in
>Honduras.
>
>The assignment is expected to include two to three trips to Honduras in CY99,
>with each trip lasting approximately two weeks.  The incumbent will have
>flexibility in scheduling work and travel so as to reduce interference with
>their normal agency workloads.
>
>The Partnership for Biodiversity has been working in the RÌo Pl·tano Biosphere
>Reserve for the past three years.  The Reserve is part of the largest
contiguous
>undeveloped rain forest in Central America.  Four indigenous peoples -- the
>Miskito, Pech, Garifuna and Tawahka-sumu -- live in the Reserve.  During the
>past 20 years, many of these peoples have been forced from their traditional
>lands by outside settlers.  This process has disrupted traditional
economies and
>introduced a host of environmentally-destructive land uses. Indigenous peoples
>want to preserve their cultural identities by preserving native plant and
animal
>communities, developing sustainable businesses and curbing further settlement.
>The environmental education component is part of a
>larger strategy to promote biodiversity conservation through sustainable
>economic development, better land use practices and
>organizational strengthening.  For background information, see the June 1997
>issue of People, Land and Water (www.doi.gov/plw/june/6-1617.pdf).
>
>The Partnership for Biodiversity will cover all travel costs associated with
>this assignment (round-trip airfare, lodging, meals, mmunizations, etc.).  The
>salary of the specialist(s), however, will be paid by his/her employing DOI
>agency for the duration of the international assignments.  Candidates must have
>prior approval from their supervisors before applying for the assignment.
>
>Persons wishing to be considered for this assignment must have:
>
>1.  Demonstrated experience in environmental education and in training
others in
>environmental education techniques
>
>2.  Experience working in Latin America, in remote or isolated areas, or
working
>with different ethnic or cultural groups.
>
>3.  The ability to listen, understand and adapt to the needs and abilities of
>agencies and professionals of the Honduran government and indigenous peoples.
>
>4.  Spanish-language fluency.
>
>5.  Patience, adaptability and perseverance.
>
>Upon selection, candidates must submit a physician-signed letter indicating
>fitness for duty.
>
>Please note that the RÌo Pl·tano Biosphere Reserve is a physically demanding
>work environment without roads, electricity or running water, and with limited
>communications.  Travel by small aircraft is necessary to reach the Reserve.
>Travel in the Reserve is limited to foot and dugout canoe.  DOI personnel must
>take precautions to avoid diseases and infections.
>
>Persons interested in being considered for this international assignment should
>submit a resume or letter summarizing relevant experience.  A  Form 171 is
>acceptable.  Applications should be submitted to:
>
>     Barbara Pitkin
>     Office of International Affairs
>     U.S. Department of the Interior
>     1849 C Street, NW MS 4426
>     Washington, DC 20240
>     Tel: (202) 208-5221
>     Fax: (202) 501-6381
>     e-mail: bpitkin@ios.doi.gov
>
>
>All applications should be submitted by COB on January 29, 1999.
>
>Ron Mader
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>Host, Eco Travels in Latin America
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