📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Legambiente Lombardia performs its activities on a regional basis, with more than 100 local groups. It promotes initiatives against the soil consumption and for the conservation of natural resources. The members are involved in activities such as raising awareness, information, education, scientific issues. Legambiente is one of the most known association for its campaigns: Goletta dei Laghi (analysis of the lakes to promote the preservation of the coastlines), Custodia del Territorio (sustainable soil use, environment and biodiversity protection with land stewardship activities). Legambiente invests several resources in understanding and forecasting the possible environmental impacts of new technologies, in educating and promoting the adoption of responsible behaviour, and in lobbying for environmentally correct political decisions. For these purposes Legambiente has created several Environment Education Centres
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: Work will be mainly the maintenance of the house and of natural areas around, to take care of the vegetable garden, participate in the organisation of events.
STUDY PART: Volunteers will participate in workshops and trainings on environment and sustainability. Main subject of the program will be the conservation of forests, soil and biodiversity.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be hosted in a common room in the guest house, with self-managed kitchen.
The house is isolated in the wood, about 30 minutes walking from Canzo village, cars are not allowed.
📍 About the location
LOCATION AND LEISURE: The regional forest of Corni di Canzo covers approx. 450 Ha in the territory of the Larian Triangle. Larian Triangle is the area between the two branches of Lake Como. The Forest is a popular natural attraction and receives around 100,000 visitors per year. The forest extends from the source of Ravella to the 'Corni di Canzo' (Horns of Canzo) the two peaks that tower above the Ravella Valley, North East of Canzo. The Summit of the Western Horn is 1,372 m.
TERMINAL: Milan’s airports. Canzo train station (last train from Milano Cadorna station at 21.00)
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers should be prepared and willing to live and walk in the mountains.
The house is isolated in the wood, about 30 minutes walking from Canzo village, cars are not allowed in the Forest.