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This expedition has a fixed 4-week itinerary that contains an introductory 3 day course on Jungle Training and Guiana Shield Forest Ecology. After these first 3 days the teams will move to one of the forest camps where they will be based for the next 6 days. During the course of the expedition, the teams will complete 6 days of biodiversity surveys at camps in each of following regions of the forest: wilderness or sustainable use area that is not being exploited, reduced impact logging area and forest areas on the savannah habitat. During the four weeks the group will have the opportunity to complete a river based mobile survey through the heart of the forests and living in temporary camps for 3 days. Working on this expedition will give volunteers the opportunity to experience the full range of surveys and contribute to an annual biodiversity monitoring programme of key forest taxa, as well as see a wide range of Guiana Shield wildlife. The course is designed to prepare students for living and working in the forest and how to be of practical use in the surveys. Skills in learning how to live safely and healthily in the tropical forest in hammock based camps will be gained. There are also a series of lectures on the ecology of the forests in which you will be working, the survey techniques used and some of the main species you will encounter.