Why the PCC?
Parrots are the most endangered group of birds -- their fate is connected with humans who love and live with them in homes and habitats.
We invite those who care about parrots onto a path of healing and activism by joining a cohort of the Parrot Conservation Corps (PCC). One Earth Conservation's PCC is transformative conservation in action. The program allows people to learn about and then help their local birds directly in many different ways.
Wildlife conservation in general requires inner and outer transformation, both in ourselves and in how communities and others together conduct this important and urgent work. Through the PCC, we teach participants how to deal with the many challenges they may face, and how to build their own and others' resilience, as they work with local communities and other stakeholders. We develop conservationists one person and one community at a time because in communities is where conservation needs to happen and not necessarily in large, financed projects.The real power is with local people and their relationships and the PCC helps to grow that power.
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Below you can see how the PCC works and explore what 5 previous and current cohorts have accomplished. Our intention is to offer this program to more groups and individuals in the future, so check back to track future cohorts and other news. One way to stay in touch is to subscribe to our biweekly newsletter at the bottom of this webpage.
What do You Learn About in the PCC?
One Earth Conservation's PCC offers a chance for people to learn about and perform conservation personally -- with heart and strength. Participants can help to save the world from wherever they are, by supporting community conservation where people who live with the parrots are. Learning, healing, support, and techniques practiced in the PCC will help individuals in their own lives, prepare them for further work in conservation, and also serve as the basis for a community that sings, “We will not let our Earth and wildlife go!” Here's what you will learn and experience:
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Community, support, friendship, camaraderie, connection, and meaning
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Skills for connecting to and communicating and relating with self, others (of all species), and nature as a whole
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Growth in five natural intelligences: emotional, social, multispecies, ecological, and spiritual
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Greater organizational and activist skills such as compassionate communication, resilience, and joy
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Scientific, social, and multispecies theory and facts behind the climate and biodiversity crises and remedies that address these crises, with an emphasis on the illegal wildlife trade and parrots
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Guidance as you develop a concrete plan for your healing activism
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Concrete methodology and experience in parrot conservation
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After completing the PCC, you may use the information you learn to build your conservation projects and to work, perhaps, with OEC as we are growing and need more engaged and committed team members.
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PCC cohorts may be in English, in Spanish or bilingual in Spanish and English.
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Check the bottom of this webpage for new upcoming cohorts and other news about the PCC and you can also subscribe to our newsletter.
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Previous PCC Cohorts
Explore current and past PCC cohorts and check for new upcoming opportunities!
The First Online PCC in English
Offered from 2020 to 2021
Number of registrants: 18
Countries of participants: Canada and United States
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The First Online PCC in Spanish
Offered from 2022 to 2023
Number of registrants: 32
Countries of participants: Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Paraguay
The First Bilingual Online PCC
Offered from 2024 to 2025
Number of registrants: 35
Countries of participants: Argentina, Austria/Mexico, Cameroon, France/Switzerland, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and United States
The First In-Country PCC:
Honduras
Offered from 2025 to 2026
Number of registrants: 90
Countries of participants: Honduras only
In-Country PCC:
Paraguay
Will be offered from 2025 to 2026
Number of registrants: to be determined
Countries of participants: Paraguay only
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We will announce other upcoming cohorts and other important news here.