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Locations and projects are chosen based on criteria including:

- community commitment; 

- biological or cultural significance; 

- potential for adventure travel or eco-tourism; 

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October 2010: delivered to the South Rift Game Scouts five tents donated by Sierra Designs; and five Garmin GPS units, five pairs of waterproof Bushnell binoculars, and a solar battery charger, purchased with funds donated by ConserVentures supporters. Trip report, click here.

October 2011: supported professional law enforcement development workshop for 35 rangers, and additional equipment donations. Workshop report, click here.

Upcoming, Summer 2012: our second workshop for game scouts in Kenya, and a new cultural preservation project, to be announced in the 2011 annual edition of *terra.* Sign up for our Newsletter to receive more information these exciting opportunities to join us.

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May152011

Traditional boat building; cultural conservation

Two ConserVentures board members are working with a community in Micronesia to re-invigorate traditional building and canoe-making skills. With a long history in the community (dating to the 1960s as Peace Corps volunteer), Steve Hayden and Diane Boyer traveled to a small, remote Pacific island to work with the natives who wanted to renew constructing aend using waharak (traditional ocean-going outrigger sailing canoes), but lacked funds for and access to tools and sail cloth. The pair delivered adze blades and other hand tools, and 90 yards of sailcloth. The team documented the construction of several canoes and the building of a large uut (thatch-roofed boat house). More documentation coming soon, including video, which is being shared with the community this year.

IMPORTANCE:

  • Cultural heritage conservation

WHAT IS NEEDED:

  • Funds: for tools, supplies, and reproducing video and print materials to distribute to islanders. Please contact us if you have an interest in helping out through donations.
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