📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The “FundaciónNaturaleza y Hombre”is an NGO dedicated to the preservation of the natural and cultural heritage. The objectives of the organization are as follows; conservation of the natural heritage and the traditional activities of the human being, establishing an integrated vision between the human being and the environment, the promotion of protected natural spaces, in collaboration with local and regional authorities participating in its management, restoration of ecosystems and the recovery of endangered species of wild flora and fauna, in line with sustainable rural development and the safeguarding of ethnographic heritage, research and promote education, dissemination and environmental awareness, as well as citizen participation.
These are the objectives of FNYH, which aims to transmit them to the volunteers in this project,through conservation activities such as the recovery of wetlands, conservation of forests, creation of a network of municipal reserves, recovery of vegetal and species of fauna and the production of autochthonous forest species in nursery.
Expected results in relation to volunteers; it will increase knowledge on the conservation of the environment and European biodiversity, as well as having a global perspective on ecology. They are expected to acquire a series of tools that enable them to be trained in a professional setting and that can generate employment opportunities. From a cultural point of view, the volunteers will acquire knowledge of Spain and the region in particular and also, since they will share the experience with volunteers from other countries, it will be added a wider European experience. Finally, language learning will be of great value as they are offered a language immersion from the beginning of volunteering.
Participating partners will benefit from the creation of a new collaboration, which will create bonds for future exchanges and other cooperating activities.
The FNYH hopes to be able to support, help and collaborate with European volunteers and partners and to continue to join other European projects, thus establishing new international ties for the exchange of knowledge and experiences.
💼 What the programme involves
The Campanarios de Azaba Biological Reserve is located in the province of Salamanca, in the cross-border area of Portugal and Spain. The location and characteristics of this enclave make it a privileged natural area for different species that find a favorable habitat in the meadows with Mediterranean forest.
You will have the opportunity to participate in the monitoring and study of habitats, plant species and fauna. You will also participate in the management of the reserve, environmental education and communication and dissemination of the activities in social networks.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be staying at the Rural Tourism Center “La Estación”in Espeja, 10 km away of the reserve. The room will be individual and you will have access to a common kitchen equipped with all appliances. Transport to the work center will be ensured.
Pocket money will be provided according to the conditions set out in the Erasmus + Program, food, accommodation and local transportation costs will be also covered by the program.
🎒 Leisure activities
In this way you will acquire knowledge about the functioning of the different ecosystems, the identification and differentiation of species. You will put into practice different methodologies of population study, you will know strategies for the recovery of species and the restoration of natural degraded areas attending to the management of the same and identifying the challenges as well as the solutions adopted.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: There is no need for a specific educational profile but it is desirable to show interest in issues related to the protection of nature as well as motivation to work in various tasks both outdoors and indoors.
The motivations and the benefit that the project will have on the volunteer will be evaluated, as well as the capacity to adapt to intense field trips that involve flexible timetables to adapt the activity to the behaviors of the fauna.
Deadline: No application deadline
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.