ESC: Nature Action Days in the Gesäuse and Styrian Eisenwurzen

Name: ESC: Nature Action Days in the Gesäuse and Styrian Eisenwurzen
Start: 2026-07-01
End: 2026-07-19
Location: Johnsbach, Austria

Code: 51950 Copied

Austria European Voluntary Service Environment European Voluntary Service Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Join Nature Action Days: Gesäuse & Eisenwurzen, a 19-day volunteering project in the Austrian Alps focused on environmental action, sustainability, and solidarity. Together with volunteers from different countries, you will actively support biodiversity protection in Gesäuse National Park and Nature and Geopark Steirische Eisenwurzen. Participants will work outdoors for around 5–6 hours per day, mainly removing invasive plant species and helping maintain sensitive natural habitats. The activities contribute directly to protecting local ecosystems, native plants, and biodiversity in one of Austria’s most remarkable mountain regions. Volunteers will also learn about environmental protection, climate justice, sustainable lifestyles, and grassroots ecological initiatives through discussions, workshops, and shared reflection.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Participants will stay in two different accommodations surrounded by nature in the Austrian Alps. During the first week, the group will stay in a mountain guesthouse near Johnsbach with full board provided. In the second week, volunteers will move to a well-equipped eco-lodge in the Eisenwurzen region, where meals will be prepared together as a group. Travel costs are reimbursed according to ESC rules. Local transport between project locations and accommodations will be organised by the hosting team.

🎒 Leisure activities

Participants will gain practical and non-formal learning experience throughout the project. Training will include biodiversity protection, invasive species management, sustainability, climate justice, and environmental activism. Volunteers will learn directly from local experts and through hands-on conservation work in protected natural areas. The project also encourages peer learning, group reflection, teamwork, intercultural communication, and active participation connected to the values of peace, solidarity, and ecological responsibility promoted by SCI.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for motivated young people interested in nature conservation, sustainability, solidarity, and collective action. Participants should be ready for physical outdoor work in mountain environments, including hiking and manual activities such as removing invasive plant species. No previous experience is required, but openness to group living, teamwork, ecological learning, and intercultural exchange is important. The project is especially suitable for people interested in environmental activism, climate justice, grassroots initiatives, and volunteering connected to peace and social responsibility values promoted by Service Civil International.
Deadline: 29/05/2026 22:34

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

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01/07/2026 → 19/07/2026

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Deadline: 29/05/2026

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

8912 Johnsbach, Austria

Austria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:51 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English German