📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Increase the valorization of the coastal habitat and the cultural heritage of Paestum. Human ecology for a better world.
Project summary
The camp is part of a project called "Oasi Dunale" run by legambiente local group for many years the experience of the Oasi Dunale is realising ecological connection between different natural environments in order to improve the biodiversity of the area. Legambiente is developing the project by involve local communities, students and volunteers to develop the respect of the environment in a critical area that in summertime is very crowded. Project co-Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
PARTNER: Legambiente local group: Born in 1987, Legambiente local group in Paestum - Freewheeling – is currently enaged in the running of Dune Oasis a project that aims to protect the delicate dune ecosystem along the coast- and also OrtoMondo, a social housing run by legambiente local group in which live 14 migrants
💼 What the programme involves
The work will be always in direct collaboration with the technical staff for the maintenance of the Oasi Dunale. Volunteers will work on maintenance and cleaning of the coasts and beaches and will realize signals for the correct use of the area. The volunteers will be involved also in activities of gardening in the social housing OrtoMondo.
study part: Trainings on environment and sustainability. Biodiversity.Human ecology
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be hosted in bungalows in a camping on the coast. Moreover there is a cottage just on the beach where is possible to have meals after the working activities.
📍 About the location
Paestum is a little town founded during VI century b.C. by Greeks, who built wonderful temples - and civilization – that now consitute a very important archeological area (UNESCO site) among the best maintaines in the Mediterranean. For its art, nature, tastes and events Paestum is one of the most important beautiful cities of Magna Grecia. The old city is located in a strategic position, a few km from the Amalfi Coast that extends along the Tirreno Sea and from the National Park of Cilento. The Archaeological site includes three Temples (it dates back to 550 B.C)
Naples Capodichino international airport. There are buses connection for the central railway station of Naples where is possibile to take a regional train to Paestum. The requested time is about 1hour and 20 minutes.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers have to be interested in ecology and human ecology.
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers have to be interested in ecology and human ecology.