Heart of Borneo Project: Expedition Vacancies

Organisation: Heart of Borneo Project
Salary: Self-Funded
Reference: TRRE2012
Location: Central Kalimantan, Borneo
Hours: Full Time
Position type: Volunteer
Contract: Temporary
Closing date: Fri 04 May 12
Website: www.heartofborneo.org
Contact name: Martin Holland
Contact telephone: 07790212537
Contact email: info@heartofborneo.org

Thousand Rapids Rainforest Expedition 2012
When: 6 weeks, 28th July – 16th September 2012
Where: Camp Foyle, Murung Raya District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo
Who: Field Research Assistant, Creatives (Artists, Filmmakers, Photographers, Architects), Future Leaders
Cost: £2250 (including insurance and in-country travel, excluding international flights, and food/accommodation during transit to the field)
What: Returning to the site of our award winning Murung Raya Expedition, Camp Foyle, for 4 weeks with active research with a team of researchers and creatives.
Why: To further our research and species mapping in the area, deepening our understanding of this little known area of rainforest.

To identify access routes and potential sub camp sites for future reseaerch efforts
To further our collaboration with the remote forest communitis in the area
To document through multimedia the majesty of this rainforest in order to raise awareness internationally