{"id":265,"date":"2021-01-14T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep-draft\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:41:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:41:19","slug":"environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/what-volunteers-do\/environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Environment-Hero.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"feature-caption\">Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 Peace Corps, Philipines, Environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers lead grassroots efforts in their communities to protect the environment and strengthen understanding of environmental issues. They teach environmental awareness in elementary and secondary schools and to youth groups and community organizations, empowering communities to make their own decisions about how to protect and conserve the local environment. Volunteers also address environmental degradation by promoting sustainable use of natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>If you choose Environment, take three courses from one of the following areas<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Environmental Science or related field<\/li><li>Natural Resources Conservation<\/li><li>Wildlife Biology<\/li><li>Natural Resources or Wildlife Management<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Forestry<\/li><li>Biology, Botany, or Ecology<\/li><li>Geology<\/li><li>Oceanography or Marine Sciences<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>And build 50 hours of&nbsp;related&nbsp;field experience through an activity such as<\/u>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Educating the public on environmental or conservation issues, or working on environmental campaigns<\/li><li>Conducting biological surveys of plants or animals<\/li><li>Gardening, farming, nursery management, organic or low-input vegetable production, or landscaping<\/li><li>Providing technical assistance and training in natural resource management<\/li><li>URI\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Coastal Fellowship Program<\/em>&nbsp;provides undergraduates opportunities to get involved in research and applied outreach efforts focusing on solving current coastal problems.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK.png\" alt=\"Peace Corps Logo with dove graphic and organization name\" class=\"wp-image-641\" width=\"250\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/peacecorpsprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1996\/Peace_Corps_Logo_Banner_CMYK-364x67.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Courtesy: \u00a9 Peace Corps, Philipines, Environment Volunteers lead grassroots efforts in their communities to protect the environment and strengthen understanding of environmental issues. 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