SUPPORTING NATURE
In het kort:
- Land
- Portugal
- Soort werk
- Handarbeid, Natuur
- Projectduur
- 18 t/m 27 augustus
- Sustainable Development Goals
- 11. Duurzame steden en gemeenschappen
- Aantal deelnemers
- 12 (6 mannen en 6 vrouwen)
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The volunteering tasks will all be directed or related to ecosystem restoration.The activities include pruning young trees and pruning and management of pine trees and other native species, to accelerate their growth (with pruning shears and other cutting tools); opening and maintenance of access paths for volunteers and visitors; restore riparian vegetation; construction of barriers to water runoff with local materials, to increase infiltration and improve the soil; control of invasive plant species, namely the Acacia dealbata, a non-native tree that occupies and degrades local ecosystems, competing with native species (control is carried out by pulling small trees and ring barking medium and large trees, using a pocketknife); camera trapping: consists of installing and collecting photo
Volunteers will be camping. There is a central facility with showers, and WC for women and men, with all basic hygiene facilities. There is another central facility for socializing, for board and card games, and a small bar. The camping site has internet available, as well as outdoors barbecue and eating tables. There is no kitchen or laundry. The camping site is next to a fluvial beach.It will be provide regular meals, with the possibility of vegetarian by request. These include breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. Lunch will be served on the field as packed lunch if needed.
The location of the workcamp is in a remote rural area, with almost no population. Volunteers will camp in Xisto Camping (https://xistocamping.com/portal/; coordinates: 40I( 02 48.6 N 7I( 48 05.8 W).Pampilhosa da Serra
The workcamp has the general objective of bringing together young people from different nationalities, cultures and contexts with the common objective of contributing to the increase of biodiversity, to the restoration of degraded ecosystems and the increase of the landscape s fire resilience. The conservation works will take place in an area managed by MONTIS in the interior of Portugal, in Pampilhosa da Serra.The area where the tasks will be carried out, is an ecologically degraded and sensitive area.As for nature outputs of the workcamp, the following are expected: to improve the conditions for the vegetation growth; improve habitats; increase fire resilience; improve soil quality; increase water infiltration into the ground; identify and record fauna andflora, which will be publicly
Volunteers should be comfortable with walking and physical activity, as there will be at least a total of 45 minutes of walking during each day and 5 hours of physical volunteering work. Motivation is important as the work is physical and includes camping all nights.
| Projectnaam | SUPPORTING NATURE |
|---|---|
| Projectcode | PT-IPJ 10.6 |
| Land | |
| Soort werk | |
| Startdatum | 18-8-2023 |
| Einddatum | 27-8-2023 |
| Aantal vrijwilligers | 12 (6 mannen en 6 vrouwen) |
| Leeftijd | 18 t/m 30 jaar |
| Taal | |
| Sustainable Development Goal |
Jongeren onder 18 jaar moeten voor vertrek verplicht een training volgen. De kosten hiervoor zijn € 50 euro en worden apart in rekening gebracht.