C3 Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Internship

Spend two months on the fourth largest island in the world, a renowned biodiversity hotspot and one month on the neighbouring small island nation of Comoros, a lesser known and unexplored group of three volcanic islands in the Mozambique Channel. This is the only internship of its kind where you can experience the challenges of marine biodiversity research and conservation in two contrasting island nations. Many issues are common to both nations; extreme poverty, a burgeoning coastal population, unsustainable harvesting of marine and coastal resources and the existence of high levels of biodiversity but a lack of financial and human resources to manage it sustainably. However once you add to this contrasting socio-cultural contexts and governance structures you begin to appreciate the need for different and locally-driven resource management strategies. The combined internship will provide you with an invaluable insight into the reality of marine biodiversity conservation and an appreciation of the ultimate importance of the human dimension to this issue. C3 works not only with local partners and government agencies but also with international organisations and conventions to ensure that our findings are incorporated into not just national conservation plans but also regional and international research and management initiatives.

Please apply if you are:

- a graduate looking for an internship which will provide you with practical experience for a career in marine conservation

- a postgraduate looking for unique field research possibilities for your thesis

- keen to work with an organisation that emphasizes community participation and empowerment in marine resource management

- looking to gain, through direct experience, a realistic outlook on the future of marine biodiversity conservation

- keen to work with people with the same aspirations from the programme country

Please do not apply if you are:

- looking for a SCUBA diving expedition / ecotourism experience

- taking a gap year before university