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ESC: Supporting local forestry in Iceland

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About the project

ESC: Supporting local forestry in Iceland

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The goal of the Icelandic Forestry Association (IFA) and the other forestry associations in Iceland is to restore Iceland´s lost forest cover, provide green recreational areas (open to anyone), and protect the forest remains of Iceland. IFA will host 8 ESC volunteers for 5 months, from 15. May to 15. October. The project involves various outdoor activities, including: planting (most significant), path making, basic wood/stone construction and forest maintenance. The team will be led by a forestry educated supervisor who will work with and instruct the group. The main location of the project is in and around the farm of Úlfljótsvatn, which will be the home of the volunteers during their stay. Additionally, the group will travel to different sites around the country where the volunteers will assist small forestry associations with their recreational forests. Applicants should consider that the tasks will be physically demanding and the weather conditions can be challenging.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers´ base camp is in a spacious farmhouse in Úlfljótsvatn in the countryside of South Iceland. The house is equipped with all modern utilities and each volunteer will have a room of his/her own. The surroundings are spectacular and many sites of interest close by. The nearest town is only a 20 minutes drive away and Reykjavík city, the capital of Iceland, is only a one hours drive away. The volunteers will be provided with a gift card to buy food and other necessities for the home. They will also have a 4x4 vehicle at their disposal to use both on and off work hours.

🎒 Leisure activities

Participants will be trained to conduct the different tasks during the hosting period, including planting technique and theory, work safety, use of forestry equipment, path making and construction. They will also get training in driving 4x4 vehicles on rough forest paths and in difficult terrain. Therefore, it is important that the volunteers have a valid driver‘s license and some driving experience. Last but not least, they will have a crash course in Icelandic language and culture.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Participants should first of all be interested in nature and physical outdoor work, knowledge and experience can be beneficial but not necessary. Communication skills (working language is English) and a positive mind-set are vital, since the tasks are performed in a group. However, anyone is taken into consideration and strong motivation and passion is very important. This project can include young people with fewer opportunities, for example people who have been unemployed for some time but there is no adapted frame for physically and mentally disabled people.
Deadline: Application deadline: 21/04/2023

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.

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📅 Available sessions

IS34461

15/05/2023 → 15/10/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 21/04/2023

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

Þórunnartún 6 105 105, 105 Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:16 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Icelandic German Danish Swedish Norwegian