The Ceiba Blog

Ceiba is Hiring! – US Nonprofit Administrator

Are you an organized, detail-oriented person seeking a flexible job in an awesome city with a small, international, environmental non-profit? Come join Ceiba, and make a difference in the world! Location: Madison, Wisconsin Schedule:  Four-day ...

Tropical Conservation Semester – Apply Now!

The Tropical Conservation Semester, Ceiba’s popular study abroad program, takes students on an extended exploration of Ecuador’s amazing and diverse ecosystems.  From the high Andes and misty cloud forest, we spend two weeks in the ...

Coral Reef Ecology Course Prepares for Belize

Ceiba Foundation’s annual course on Coral Reef Ecology is getting ready for Belize! 22 students have already taken coursework on fish biology, ocean dynamics, marine invertebrates, and the ecology and conservation of corals and their ...

Ceiba Foundation Celebrates 25 Years!

For a quarter-century Ceiba has been dedicated to protecting wild places, saving tropical species, and strengthening rural communities. We have emphasized building a world that is resilient to change: ecological, biological, climatic, and social. Ceiba’s ...

Study in Ecuador – A Lifetime of Experiences Await!

Ceiba has offered world-class international education programs for over 20 years, and there’s still time to join the Tropical Conservation Semester in Ecuador! There you will tour the pristine ecosystems that make Ecuador one of ...

Marine Biology and Community Health Courses in Belize and Ecuador

At Ceiba we pride ourselves in offering world-class study abroad opportunities for university students from the USA, Canada, and indeed around the world.  Our flagship program is the Tropical Conservation Semester, which runs in Ecuador ...

Graduation Day in Ecuador for TCS Seniors

What better way is there to finish off a semester abroad than by graduating from college?  That was the case for 11 students on the 2022 Tropical Conservation Semester, which just wrapped up after 18 ...

Tropical Conservation Semester Explores the Amazon

The Tropical Conservation Semester is back in 2022!  Ceiba continues our long history of offering high-quality study abroad programs that lead students on explorations to some of the most biodiverse sites on the planet and ...

USFWS funds the Conservation and Sustainable Use Area on Ecuador’s coast

The Ceiba Foundation received a 3-year grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to advance the Conservation and Sustainable Use Area in coastal Ecuador from on paper to under protection through the application of ...

Ocelots Thrive in Lalo Loor Reserve

Ceiba’s wildlife cameras in the Lalo Loor Reserve picked up a video of a curious Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) strolling the trail system, in the middle of the day.  It seemed curious about our camera, and ...