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NATURE AMBASSADORS

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About the project

NATURE AMBASSADORS

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Nature Ambassador Workcamps main goals consist in the promotion of non-formal education among participants and respect for different cultures in an intergenerational environment. We expect this immersive experience to shape participants beliefs and to improve their tolerance, respect and appreciation for different cultures.This Workcamp also aims to have a positive impact in the local communities, which will benefit with the close contact with young participants.The last goal is to promote Parque Natural de Montesinho and its natural heritage, by improving orientation signs in 3 walking routes and by applying techniques which improve cxistence between rural activities and Parks wildlife.

💼 What the programme involves

Voluntary work is divided in 3 categories:- Montesinho Natural Park nature routes improvement ( installing and placing orientation and information signs along 3 routes, in order to promote sustainable ecotourism;- Cxistence between rural activities and wildlife ( installation of electric fences to protect beehives from bear and badger damages, and to protect chestnut orchards from wild boars, red and r deer damages.- Community work ( local community will make a list of their needs which the workcamp will contribute to.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation will be in a renovated children school, which no longer serves its purpose. It has bathrooms, hot water, an equipped kitchen. There is minimum mobile internet connection.Meals will be prepared by all the volunteers, taking turns, yet always accompanied by a cook. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks, dinner, and night snacks will be provided.

📍 About the location

The Workcamp will be based in Vilarinho, a village located in the heart of Montesinho natural park, BraganEa district, in the Northeastern part of Portugal, near the border with Spain (41.896854, -6.842691). Montesinho Natural Park is one of the best protected areas of Portugal, where it is possible to find red deer, r deer, wild boar and healthy population of wolves. Its landscape consists of patches of oak tree forests, with forests and orchards of chestnut trees, which constitute one of the main economic incomes of the local community.

⚠️ Requirements

It is a locality with few inhabitants and most of them are elderly, so it is important that participants have respectful behaviour towards the community and nature. Being a more fragile and isolated population, it is important to assume social behaviour that do not compromise the well-being of the community

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 10.2

21/08/2023 at 00:00 → 01/09/2023 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 17
♂ 0/8 ♀ 0/9

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

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

📍 Location

4795 Vilarinho, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

Local time: 20:57 (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 Portuguese