EPI’S YEAR IN REVIEW
In 2019, more than 4,900 students and alumni across five countries in North, Central, and
South America engaged in hands-on field science and conservation projects near their own
communities with Ecology Project International. Students and alumni restored critical wildlife
habitat from mangroves to grasslands, monitored and protected endangered species from
leatherback sea turtles to yellow-headed parrots, and engaged their communities in conservation
education, action, and celebration.
2019
EXPANDING Our reach
Notable
EPI Mexico’s Eco Club, the
Californios Verdes, launched
a successful public education
campaign on single-use plastics,
reaching hundreds of Baja California
Sur residents and building support for
a state-wide ban.
For the first time, EPI offered professional
development courses for educators outside of
our Teacher Fellowships. EPI led four teacher
workshops focused on Next Generation Science
Standards in three different countries.
Making an impact
Over 36,000 sea turtle hatchlings
were protected and released at EPI’s
Pacuare Reserve in Costa Rica.
Hitting Targets
Each program site worked to increase
climate literacy within programming as a
result of our Connect4Climate initiative.
Looking ahead
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EPI’s Pacuare Reserve is expanding its lodging
options to increase our residential student
programming, broaden ecotourism options, and
build capacity for long-term research projects.
EPI Galapagos’ Mola Mola Eco Club has given
me three things: extraordinary experiences,
personal growth, and lifelong friends.
-MICAELA, LOCAL GALAPAGOS PARTICIPANT
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