29,000 hectares of dry forest are lost each year in Piura, northern Peru. Shocking statistics such as these tend to refer to large areas of the Amazon rainforest, chopped down and replaced with agriculture

Spectacular video created by our Reforestation/Conservation intern, @Ezra Kraus from Massachusetts, USA, that shows some of the activities we have carried out with the families of the Piedritas, Talara,

I’m Ivy, and I’ve been working as an NGO Management intern for the past two weeks. One thing I discovered early on during my stay at EcoSwell is that time doesn’t follow the usual rules here in Lobitos.

The team sets off on a journey into the dry forest Hello! My name is Ezra Kraus, I’m a recent college graduate of the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor’s in Political Science. I was born and raised

It is #treetuesday and I decided to plant a couple of trees here in Lobitos, Peru. The tree planting efforts are part of the Steem forest project. Where we on the Steem blockchain will plant a forest around

Ramón Espinoza barreling deep at the final heat of the Volcom “El Hueco” 2018 competition at Lobitos, Peru. An oil rig looms at the distance on the far right corner, barely visible. The natural assets

Hey everyone, I was a bit rushed this morning. Being summer here, early is better when it comes to getting things done. Hit the local market before it got too hot, started my dough for bread and now planning

The road next to EcoSwell’s Zion Sunset Dry Forest Hi, I´m India. As of today, I have been in Lobitos for two weeks, though it seems like it’s been much longer. I feel like I have fallen right into step

The tranquil coastal marsh of shorebirds at Piedritas Photo by Naiana Lunelli (@nai.lunelli - EcoSwell) Hi, I’m Quinn Johnstadt. I am a past NGO management intern at EcoSwell who stayed for three months

Afternoon View of Cerro Blanco beach (photo by @diego-ecoswell) On Tuesday, November 13th, we (Julia and Daria, EcoSwell volunteers), together with Diego Almendrades (@diego-ecoswell EcoSwell co-founder

View of Quebrada Cerro Blanco My name is Elliott Lang, I am from South Devon in the UK and I am currently studying Ba. Geography at the University of West England in Bristol. I’m volunteering with EcoSwell

I have been here for almost three weeks and the time has absolutely flown by. This is my first time in South America and I am loving every minute of it. Living at the beach is a dream, every sunset is

Look at this adorable sea turtle. What do you think he is thinking? One of the most amazing experiences I have had so far in Peru was my trip to Los Organos with fellow volunteers Zowie and Anthony to

Education is an important complement to physical ecosystem rehabilitation efforts. A team can work endlessly to conserve and protect a struggling ecosystem to have their work render useless due to improper

EcoSwell will be on “The Alternative LifeStyle” this Friday September 14 at 3pm (Peruvian Time)! Two of our volunteers, Anthony Rizzi and Joris Simiatis, will be talking about their time at EcoSwell and

NEW TIME - NEW TIME - NEW TIME - now 2 hours earlier at 8pm - 10pm UTC. As @uniwhisp has now finished her show that came on before me I have decided to move The Alternative Lifestyle Show two hours earlier

EcoSwell director Diego raising the Peruvian flag Why do so many strive to create large-scale impact? Why do so many of us crave to change the world, but lose motivation when we realize the task at hand

It’s a cold morning in Lobitos. I wake up early around 6am as I normally do, hear the waves break outside my window and the sun come out slowly from the horizon. My normal start of the day at EcoSwell

Our volunteers have been hard at work building a solar distiller - a structure that can turn seawater into clean drinking water using evaporation and condensation processes. Water, especially safe drinking

On Sunday, the @EcoSwell interns took a trip to the most western point of South America, Punta Balcones. The point is about an hour south of the EcoSwell headquarters in Lobitos, Peru, outside of the town