ESC: VolBIRDS - Environmental Volunteering in the Ebro Delta

Code: 35601 Copied

Spain European Voluntary Service Environment European Voluntary Service Environment Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Conservation campaigns and scientific monitoring tasks: Study of autochthon and exotic/invasive species, extraction of invasive species and allochthonous plants, developing of ecology scientific studies through monitoring of bird populations as well as other kind of fauna and flora. Environmental education, ornithological tourism and public use: Guided tours in the reserve (schools, consumer groups and universities), provide ornithological information to visitors and support at the bird hide; organization of workshops, games and logistics to develop environmental education actions. Public attention in the Visitor Centre and visitor management: ,attend the visitors; sell our products and give information. Maintenance tasks on houses, visitor center and hide. Organic vegetable garden and traditional rice cultivation and experimentation. Some tasks are developed in aquatic ecosystems so you have to be willing to work outdoors in harsh conditions.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in the Home of the Volunteers located in the Riet Vell nature reserve. The house is a partially renovated old house that meets the basic requirements, with two bathrooms, one toilet, shared kitchen and dining room, all basic accessories, including washing machine, basic furniture, computer office, living room and four shared bedrooms. WiFi is free both at the house and the visitor Center. The volunteers live inside the Reserve, at 50 meters from the hide, surrounded by rice fields and nature and 700m away from the Eucaliptus beach.

🎒 Leisure activities

The work of the volunteers will have as their final objective their training as professionals linked to nature and the environment learning about monitoring and management techniques, as well as other basic skills needed in an natural, agricultural and rural environment. There will be different types of tasks available and volunteers will be able to choose which task best suits their skills and which ones they can help them develop new skills. Part of the activities will be demonstrative, such as workshops and field trips with other environmental management entities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: A more scientific profile is preferably sought and / or related to the environment (because many of the tasks have a scientific and conservation character). When this need is covered, the horizon opens in looking for people with other varied profiles with or without higher education, in order to have a multidisciplinary team because it refers to the interests and abilities of each volunteer. Also volunteers with good communication skill are welcome to work in our visitor center and to manage the Reserve social networks.
Deadline: No application deadline

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

ES35601

01/07/2023 → 30/09/2024

Closed

0 / 2

♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1

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

Carrer Amposta, 43870 Eucaliptus, Tarragona, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:35 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish