SUPPORTING NATURE

Name: SUPPORTING NATURE
Start: 2023-08-18
End: 2023-08-27
Location: Portugal

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About the project

SUPPORTING NATURE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The workcamp has the general objective of bringing together young people from different nationalities, cultures and contexts with the common objective of contributing to the increase of biodiversity, to the restoration of degraded ecosystems and the increase of the landscape s fire resilience. The conservation works will take place in an area managed by MONTIS in the interior of Portugal, in Pampilhosa da Serra.The area where the tasks will be carried out, is an ecologically degraded and sensitive area.As for nature outputs of the workcamp, the following are expected: to improve the conditions for the vegetation growth; improve habitats; increase fire resilience; improve soil quality; increase water infiltration into the ground; identify and record fauna andflora, which will be publicly

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteering tasks will all be directed or related to ecosystem restoration.The activities include pruning young trees and pruning and management of pine trees and other native species, to accelerate their growth (with pruning shears and other cutting tools); opening and maintenance of access paths for volunteers and visitors; restore riparian vegetation; construction of barriers to water runoff with local materials, to increase infiltration and improve the soil; control of invasive plant species, namely the Acacia dealbata, a non-native tree that occupies and degrades local ecosystems, competing with native species (control is carried out by pulling small trees and ring barking medium and large trees, using a pocketknife); camera trapping: consists of installing and collecting photo

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be camping. There is a central facility with showers, and WC for women and men, with all basic hygiene facilities. There is another central facility for socializing, for board and card games, and a small bar. The camping site has internet available, as well as outdoors barbecue and eating tables. There is no kitchen or laundry. The camping site is next to a fluvial beach.It will be provide regular meals, with the possibility of vegetarian by request. These include breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. Lunch will be served on the field as packed lunch if needed.

📍 About the location

The location of the workcamp is in a remote rural area, with almost no population. Volunteers will camp in Xisto Camping (https://xistocamping.com/portal/; coordinates: 40I( 02 48.6 N 7I( 48 05.8 W).Pampilhosa da Serra

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers should be comfortable with walking and physical activity, as there will be at least a total of 45 minutes of walking during each day and 5 hours of physical volunteering work. Motivation is important as the work is physical and includes camping all nights.

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📷 Project photos

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 10.6

18/08/2023 → 27/08/2023

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 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

Xisto Camping, Estr. Escolas 3320, 3320-105, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

Local time: 20:54 (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 Portuguese