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Press Release:

Your students / colleagues can gain invaluable fieldwork experience as
part of a Global Vision International Marine Conservation Research
Expedition. Opportunities are available for experienced and beginner scuba
divers to spend 5 - 20 weeks collecting data as an active member of a
research team in the Seychelles and Mexico. Please read on and share this
information with your students (and fellow lecturers).

Global Vision International currently operates 3 marine research
expeditions with 2 research bases in Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsular and
one recently set up in the Seychelles at the Cap Terney Marine National
Park.

GVI’s marine research and conservation expeditions support some of the
most pristine as well as the most threatened underwater environments in
the world. All expeditions are run in conjunction with local NGOs and
governments, GVI scientific research personnel, local project staff and
teams of international participants to offer critical support to our
world’s marine eco systems. Highlights include unparalleled field
experience, dramatic locations, underwater surveys and marine mammal
projects.

GVI is working closely with a number of organisations including:

• Nature Protection Trust of the Seychelles (NPTS)
• Local government Marine Parks
• Seychelles Ministry of Environment
• Marine Conservation Society of the Seychelles (MCSS)
• International NGOs and universities.
• Amigos de Sian Ka’an in Mexico (ASK)
• CONANP (National Commission for the Conservation of Natural
Protected Areas) in Mexico
• University of Quintana Roo, Mexico (UQROO)
• Reef Check
• The Coral Reef Alliance
• CORAL

GVI is now seeking expedition members to join these Marine Expeditions for
5, 10, 15 or 20 week periods throughout 2005. Expedition members do not
need to have previous diving qualifications and will receive comprehensive
training in the field to equip them with the necessary research skills and
marine survey techniques to benefit the expedition.

NEW Internship Opportunities!
Expedition members participating for 10 weeks have the opportunity to
apply for an unpaid internship to increase their stay and further their
field experience by a further 10 weeks as a member of GVI staff. All food
and lodging will be provided by GVI.


Please pass on this email to any of your current or previous students who
you think could benefit from joining this research expedition. Further
details are outlined on the relevant web pages by following the links at
http://www.gvi.co.uk/pages/expList.asp?exp=1  or can be requested by
contacting GVI directly.

I can also supply further information in the form of:
• Detailed expedition brief/ posting on career/university
information sites.
• Ex-Volunteer references
• Bi-monthly open days held in London
• Talks and presentations given by project staff and ex-Volunteers.
Please contact me directly if you would like us to present our work.

Back ground info on Global Vision International
GVI is a UK based organisation which promotes sustainable solutions for a
rapidly changing world by providing support and funding for long term
pioneering conservation and community projects in 20 countries worldwide.
Adventurous individuals can join challenging conservation and research
expeditions as diverse as: Coral Reef conservation in Mexico and the
Seychelles and Wildlife Conservation in the Amazon Rainforest, Costa Rica
and South Africa. You can also join GVI’s carefully selected partner’s
organisations on over 30 different volunteer projects worldwide. GVI’s
partners include international charities, NGOs and research organizations
such as Rainforest Concern, Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund, Jane Goodhall
Institute and South African National Parks Board among others. If you
would like to use our website, http://www.gvi.co.uk as a link please feel
free to do so.

I sincerely hope that you can help GVI’s Marine Conservation Research by
assisting us in our search for high quality expedition members. If you
have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Chris Ash
GLOBAL VISION INTERNATIONAL
Nomansland, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8EJ, UK
TEL:    00 44 (0) 870 608 8898
EMAIL:  [log in to unmask]
www.gvi.co.uk