The Ceiba Blog

The towering Andes mountains offer sweeping vistas and glimpses of the rare Spectacled Bear!  Above and below treeline, these slopes are home to Andean Condors, flamboyant orchids, feisty hummingbirds, and plunging waterfalls.  Watch few of ...

The Amazon rainforest of Ecuador is teeming with over a dozen species of monkeys!  The most biodiverse place on planet Earth is also home to river dolphins, sloths, parrots and toucans, tree frogs, and majestic ...

The first hints of the chill of Fall are in the air, birds are starting to migrate, and students are flocking back to campus.  It’s time to start thinking about study abroad possibilities for next ...

Thank you to all who have contributed to Ceiba’s reforestation efforts!  Our field teams exceeded our goals, and reforested over 260 hectares (over 600 acres), all using seedlings grown in local nurseries.  But this is ...

We had a lot to celebrate in 2018:  a 700,000 acre UN Biosphere Reserve was declared in the mountains, a new conservation area is in the works on the coast, and the Lalo Loor reserve ...

2019 marks the 15th anniversary of the Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve , thanks to the commitment of Eudaldo “Lalo” Loor, a conservation-minded dairy farmer. We met Lalo while seeking pristine examples of coastal dry forest for tropical ecology courses, ...

Ceiba has spent two decades working to conserve Ecuador’s endemic species, stunning landscapes and fragile ecosystems by partnering with local landowners and incentivizing sustainability. The work is never ending, but it is rewarding and necessary. ...

Ceiba for years has actively monitored wildlife at the Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve using camera traps hidden throughout the 490 acre reserve. The goal is to detect the presence of rare or secretive animals, ...

Jamie Hogberg is a 2009 alum of Ceiba Foundation’s Tropical Conservation Semester. In a recent interview, she explained how her experience studying abroad with Ceiba ignited her passion and dedication to a career in conservation. ...

The Ceiba Foundation began with the realization that dedicated, energetic people can make a difference in the world.  In the 1990s, I volunteered in Paraguay with a small group of conservationists who lacked formal training ...