📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Local partners are municipalities (Alfas del Pi, Altea and Calpe). As soon as the project kicks off we will try to involve local environmental associations.
💼 What the programme involves
Save the area from desertification, start carbon offset and preserving traditional rural activitiesThe Spanish Mediterranean area is prone to desertification. Afforestation with an autochthonous plant in different zones in La Marina, essentially for:Basically we will plant trees and bushes in remote areas where reforestation cannot be done withmachines.U Recovering burnt spaces;U Improvement of protected areas;U Signposting of traditional livestock trails that could be used for transhumance (rural traditionand culture; these paths were traditionally used to guide cattle to fresh meadows);U Improvement of shrub species for the promotion of beekeeping;U Natural space conditioning.U Fighting desertification in Spain, specially affected on this issue.Working time will be 5-6 hours per day, leaving weekends free.Plan for 2018:1. Afforestation of the zone2. Signposting of traditional transhumance trails3. Preservation and promotion of traditional rural activities
🏠 Accommodation on site
Type of building: Volunteer house Sleeping: Sharing with other vols. Meals: Cooked by vols. Smoking: Only outside building Internet access: no, volunteer should get their own local SIM Card
📍 About the location
The Marina is an area in the province of Alicante in the southeast of Spain with a warm andtemperate semi-arid climate. Average temperatures are between 18 and 25 Celsius degrees fromSeptember to November. The main economic sector is tourism.Trekking, hiking, swimming, having parties, discover regional cultureaeuro the area is full of mountainsand lies on the Mediterranean sea.
ℹ️ Additional information
High interest in environmental issues and their activities, big motivation to work hard, openmind, cooperation with others.Preferable skills/ experience/ motivation: Environmental work, Carbon research, Crowd funding.Additional attractions; Certification of Green Volunteer. Acquiring skills about carbon sequestration and environmental sustainability.. Training and special care;UO On arrival training: on first day of the project: presentation of the project,the partner, the work, the region and the teamUO Special care during Project: staff visit each week or each 2 weeks at leastUO Evaluation meeting: last week of the project during one day