When the River Speaks: Uncovering the Hidden Truths of Gold Mining.
Cuando suena el rio, piedras trae Crees Multimedia Intern, Jone Troconis, looks beneath the surface of Manu’s waters: what opportunities, threats and challenges do they bring to communities in Madre de Dios? Emerald green waters clash with the red clay walls that give the southern bound direction to the Alto Madre de Dios. The young […]
Photo Story: A day of discoveries in the Amazon, from dawn ’til dusk
Despite its remote tropical location, the Manu Learning Centre in southeastern Peru becomes very much a home for its volunteers and interns. Time flies by and every day blurs into the same big adventure. From dawn till dusk, the excitement never stops. Let’s go on a journey through one of these days with multimedia intern […]
Top 5 tips for conservation volunteering in 2018
Start planning a life-changing experience in the Amazon rainforest this year with expert advice from the people who have gone and done it. Since 2005, we’ve welcomed over 1700 volunteers and interns to the Manu Learning Centre, a research and education hub in the remote Peruvian Amazon. During this time we’ve met a whole host […]
Highlights from a year in the Amazon
How conservation and community are being united for a sustainable future in Manu Biosphere Reserve, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. It’s been a whirlwind year here at the Manu Learning Centre (MLC), a research and education hub in the remote Peruvian Amazon, and we’ve been reflecting on the highlights from our research, […]
How to celebrate a green Christmas in the rainforest
What does the festive season look like in the tropical heat of the remote Peruvian Amazon? Imagine a Christmas where there are no evenings by the fireside with your family. No carol singing or lights switch-on. No frantic present wrapping or last-minute dash to the stores. Now imagine a Christmas where a group of titi […]
Expert advice: How to become an environmental photographer & filmmaker
To celebrate the launch of our first Multimedia Internship in the Amazon rainforest, we rounded-up a few of our friends in the media to ask them for their top tips… Luke Massey, an environmental photographer & film-maker, who has spent time with Crees at our education and research hub, the Manu Learning Centre, told our […]
Macaws of Manu Rainforest: How to become a researcher in the Amazon
What does it take to study the threatened and rare Blue-headed Macaw in the heart of the Amazon rainforest? Volunteer, Megan Dolman, shares her passion for field work and research… Last summer, I spent just over one month working as a volunteer with Crees at the Manu Learning Centre (MLC). This was the first time […]
Career Change: From banking to a published scientist
With no previous experience, Mark Thomas shows that through hard work and dedication you can carve a career as a research scientist. For seven years, Mark worked in Lloyds Bank and had no background in the environmental studies. This week, he celebrates being published in Herpetology Notes for his scientific paper that increases knowledge about […]
Journey to Peru’s Amazon the ethical way: Q&A with travel blogger Hilton Davila
What’s it like to explore the most biodiverse places on Earth, Manu rainforest, on a wildlife tour that supports conservation and community projects in the Amazon. Founder of Visit South America, Hilton Davila, shares his experience… 1. What did you learn from your experience with Crees and journeying to the Manu Biosphere Reserve? I learned […]
Rainforests over Rat Races
It seems like just a few days ago I’d waved goodbye to my friends as the majority of them headed down to London. I, on the other hand, had headed to the airport. The Amazon was calling. It had been the end of University and all the balls and final shindigs were over. As theyd […]