Volunteering can mean different things to different people. For some it’s the chance to meet new people and get involved, in a positive way, in their local communities. For others there is the opportunity to learn new skills and travel to new places. When it comes to environmental volunteering, all these reasons and more, come into play. The increase in this type of volunteering has been put down to more awareness of environmental issues and threats, and concern over climate change. This has driven many people to sign up for environmental conservation projects, and go on environmental or ‘green’ volunteer holidays.
There are companies all over the UK which organise volunteer breaks, either on home soil, or abroad, which are suitable for a wide range of people. This means that singles, teenagers, couples, families, and groups, can all take part in the interesting projects open to them. There are normally weekends or week long breaks available, while some projects may ask for longer term help.
The projects that you can take part in are normally divided up into themes, reflecting the activities you will be asked to carry out, or the environment you could be working in. Example themes could include historic buildings, conservation, archaeology, and wildlife. Take a look through this site, and you’ll find details of organic farming, a company that runs sustainable tourism holidays and helps conservation projects in the places they visit, and info on other wildlife tracking and habitat preservation projects, available across the world. You could be creating coffee farms in Costa Rica with Earthwatch, helping with livestock and haymaking via WWOOF UK, or working with the National Trust in a variety of coastal and woodland areas, and historic buildings. If you want to find out more about travelling responsibly, then visit the Intrepid Travel page, to find out what they are doing to help the environment, such as their sustainable tourism policies, and their carbon offset fees.
If you want to give something back, and help the environment, then environmental volunteer holidays will offer you some once in a lifetime experiences, and with so many choices, there really is something for everyone, who wants to go green. To find out more about some of the top companies offering volunteer holidays, the type of breaks available, the accommodation, and other such facts, just browse through the various pages on this site.
