Teaming up with many partners to accomplish our mission…
In each of our destinations, we collaborate with the local land managers and community associations who help us identify and plan projects and allow us to volunteer. We also work with local travel service providers for the many support services necessary to have a successful volunteer trip.
In Costa Rica …
ConservationVIP® coordinates with the Tortugas Punta Banco Association, which protects sea turtles in the Punta Bano Community on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. We also work with the KABEK Families Pro-Quetzal Project.
ConservationVIP® coordinates with the Galapagos Science Center and Campo Duro, a giant tortoise restoration site licensed by Galapagos National Park.
In Machu Picchu Sanctuary in Peru …
ConservationVIP® coordinates with Instituto Nacional de Cultura (INC) and the Servicio Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas por El Estato (SERNANP), the two Peruvian ministries responsible for Machu Picchu Sanctuary.
In Scotland …
ConservationVIP® coordinates with the National Trust for Scotland and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
In Tanzania …
ConservationVIP® coordinates with the local Gekrum community and Maggie’s Tour Company for the reforestation activities in the highlands near the Great Rift Valley. In the Rau Forest Reserve, we coordinate with the Reserve’s local mangers through Joining Safaris Ltd.
In Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia …
ConservationVIP works with Corporacion Nacional Forestal (CONAF), the Chilean agency responsible for managing the Park. We partner with the local nonprofit Agrupacion Medio Ambiental (AMA), when we are working on the hiking trails within the Park boundaries which cross land owned by AMA’s sponsor.
We also partner with Torres del Paine Legacy Fund, a travel philanthropy fund which works to enhance both the visitor experience and the long-term health of the park and its surrounding communities.
In Yosemite National Park, Alaska, and Virgin Islands National Park …
Conservation Volunteers International Program partners with the National Park Service to determine the volunteer project work which will most benefit the Park and to carry out the volunteer work.
In Virgin Islands we also partner with Friends of the Virgin Islands.
We’re proud to be part of JourneyWoman’s Verified Partner Program, which tells women that our services are women-friendly. JourneyWoman™ is one of the most respected women’s travel brands in the world, helping women travel safely and well for 30 years.
Teaming with REI Adventures from 2010 until 2021 enabled ConservationVIP to grow and expand because we were able to focus our small volunteer staff on the activities where we have real passion, organizing and managing volunteer activities in the world’s greatest landscapes and cultural sites. We were sad that they decided to exit the foreign travel market in March 2021, but we appreciate all the support they gave us. To read more details, see our FAQ page.
