Peace Corps Environment Program Guide

Help forge a global movement to protect our planet. Volunteers lead grassroots efforts in their communities to protect the environment and strengthen understanding of environmental issues. They teach environmental awareness in elementary and secondary schools and to youth groups and community organizations, empowering communities to make their own decisions about how to protect and conserve the local environment. Volunteers also address environmental degradation by promoting sustainable use of natural resources.

If you choose Environment, take three courses from one of the following areas:

• Environmental Science or policy
• Wildlife Biology
• Natural Resources or Wildlife Management
• Biology, Botany, or Ecology
• Geology

Recommended courses:

• BIO 241 Ecology (4) or BIO 243 Botany (4)
• BIO 341 Marine Biology (3)
• PHY 121 Earth Systems and Processes (4)
• PHS 202 Foundations of Environmental Health (3)
• GOV 302 Political Theory II (3)
• GOV 391 International Relations (3)

And build 50 hours of related field experience through an activity such as:

• Educating the public on environmental or conservation issues, or working on environmental campaigns
• Conducting biological surveys of plants or animals
• Gardening, farming, nursery management, organic or low-input vegetable production, or landscaping
• Providing technical assistance and training in natural resource management