Nature, not Nationalism - Protecting Alpine Forests responsibily

Name: Nature, not Nationalism - Protecting Alpine Forests responsibily
Start: 2025-07-09
End: 2025-07-16
Location: Austria

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Many plant species have been introduced by humans to areas that they are not native to, also in the mountains of Tyrol in the Austrian Alps. These non-native plants often are a threat for the delicate balance of local ecosystems and biodiversity, competing with native plant species. However, the language of invasive species has been abused for harmful right-wing politics. The link between ecological conservation and anti-foreigner rhetoric is not just an unfortunate linguistic coincidenceâit has historical roots in National Socialist ideology. By participating in this camp, you will contribute to meaningful conservation work while engaging in discussions about ethical, indigenous and anti-racist approaches to ecology.

💼 What the programme involves

We will spend 5 hours a day doing physical work. We will remove non-native plants from the forests of the village by cutting the plants.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Living conditions are very simple. We will sleep on matresses on the floor of a school. Hot showers, electricity and internet are available at the accommodation. Please bring a sleeping bag for yourself. We will cook food ourselves. All food will be vegan, as animal agriculture massively contributes to our global environmental crisis.

📍 About the location

The camp will take place in the village of Terfens, close to Innsbruck in Austria.

⚠️ Requirements

Since this is an environmental project, we would like volunteers to arrive via more sustainable means of transport (train, bus) rather than by plane. Planes contribute massively to the climate crisis.

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

📅 Available sessions

AT-SCI 10.2

09/07/2025 → 16/07/2025

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

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

📍 Location

Austria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:48 (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