CONSERVATION, SCIENCE & PEOPLE
WELCOME TO CIDS
SCIENCE FOR NATURE & PEOPLE
SOQTAPATA IS HOME TO CIDS, OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE DEDICATED TO SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE ANDES–AMAZON TRANSITION ZONE.
THROUGH CIDS, WE SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND LONG-TERM SOCIAL PROGRESS—WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH CONSERVATIONISTS, UNIVERSITIES, NGOS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
SUSTAINABLE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH & PROTECTION
SOCIAL STREGTHENING & DEVELOPMENT
BIODIVERSITY & FIELD ASSETS
A BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR WOTH STUDYING
AT SOQTAPATA, RESEARCHERS ENCOUNTER AN EXTRAORDINARY RANGE OF SPECIES ACROSS A 3,700 M ELEVATION GRADIENT—RANGING FROM HIGHLAND PUNA TO LUSH AMAZONIAN FOREST.OUR TEAM AND PARTNERS HAVE ALREADY RECORDED
300+ BIRD SPECIES
INCLUDING COCK OF THE ROCKS
100+ MAMMALS
INCLUDING ANDEAN BEAR, JAGUAR & WOLLY MONEKY
100+ ORCHIDS
WITH HUNDREDS MORE TO DISCOVER
COLLABORATE WITH CIDS
WANT TO RESEARCH OR CO-DESIGN A PROJECT AT SOQTAPATA?
EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS WELCOME HERE
SOCIAL
ASSESMENT
EDUCATION & TRAINNING
BUSINESS DESIGN & PROTOTYPING
WILDLIFE
RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY FIELD COURSES
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
TESIS
FIELD PLACE
WE SUPPORT
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BIODIVERSITY & ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
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FIELDWORK FOR STUDENTS, NGOS & INSTITUTIONS
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INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: ECOLOGY, CLIMATE, ANTHROPOLOGY, AGROFORESTRY
WE ENABLE
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SCIENCE
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN LOCAL SCHOOL
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KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS
OUR FACILITIES
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FIELD RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS
WE OFFER FLEXIBLE, FUNCTIONAL SPACES THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 36 PEOPLE, PROVIDING COMFORT, DIRECT ACCESS TO NATURE, AND THE CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR SCIENTIFIC WORK AND COLLABORATION.
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* PRIVATE ROOMS OR A BASE CAMP WITH TENTS
* SHARED BATHROOMS, AND HOT WATER
* WIFI CONNECTIVITY
* ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF TRAILS THAT RANGE FROM 900 TO 2,500 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
* A DEDICATED WORKSPACE FOR ORGANIZING, ANALYZING, AND STORING SAMPLES
* COMMON AREAS FOR MEALS, MEETINGS, AND REST
SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS
