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Our Amazon River Conservation ProjectsInternational Expeditions is dedicated to preserving the natural habitats of the places we serve, and to improving the welfare of the people and communities in the areas where we provide Amazon River cruises. We are committed to ecotourism and strive to thoroughly understand Amazon River Basin Conservation to minimize our impact on the rainforest. To do this we select and train exceptional local Amazon River guides, who accompany our Amazon Voyage guests every step of the way. We impress our mission upon our service providers too, so that they can participate in our Amazon River conservation projects. Water Treatment PlantsBy creating water treatment plants in small villages in the depths of the Amazon, IE is addressing a very real health need of the villagers, providing 2,200 liters each day of clean drinking water for 1,200 villagers whose only source of water has been the river. Stemming from the water treatment plants, the village economy is stimulated because the communities can use excess pure water to bake breads and make jams and marmalades to sell to nearby villages. By providing an alternative economic means, the local river people will not have to resort to logging for an income. International Expeditions is proud to have this project included on the Traveler's Philanthropy Web site - providing guests with an opportunity to donate. Adopt-a-School ProgramCreated by IE and CONAPAC in 1993, the Adopt-A-School program began by matching schools in the USA with rural schools in the Amazon rainforest. It quickly grew into a donor based program, providing rural schools and students with school supplies while promoting environmental education in their communities. The program serves 120 schools with 4,200 students and teachers in 71 communities along the Amazon and Napo rivers. Before a child receives books and supplies, the parents sign a pledge to send their children to school every day and to use the supplies with respect. IE even purchased an 18-foot boat to more easily deliver these supplies to the remote villages. International Expeditions is proud to have this project included on the Traveler's Philanthropy Web site - providing guests with an opportunity to donate. Las Malvinas GardenHoused at a public school, the Las Malvinas urban garden project is the centerpiece of an IE-funded environmental education program. Teachers use this outdoor classroom to teach environmental awareness, biology and language arts, and the garden is integrated into the school’s curriculum. There are over 1,000 students, with just over 500 students at high school age, who will be the garden’s primary users. The Las Malvinas Garden is home to a working vegetable garden, plant nursery, medicinal plant garden and two ponds. The garden consists of areas for planting tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and onions. The students harvest the vegetables and fish for their own consumption and offer them for sale in the local markets. International Expeditions is proud to have this project included on the Traveler's Philanthropy Web site - providing guests with an opportunity to donate.
Travelersphilanthropy.org enables travelers to “give back” to the people and places they journey so far to enjoy. It encourages this natural urge by working with established travel companies, supplying a secure link to their worthy causes, tax-deductible status for donations, oversight, updates and a “learning” network for those companies that wish to participate. |
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