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National Marine Aquarium,  Plymouth

Available Placements - Europe

View the placements we have in Ecotourism, Conservation, Humanitarian, Teaching, Research and Farms.

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Ecotourism


Belarus Solidarity Cycling Tour
Placement number: 0153
Location: Belarus
Volunteers are required to join this tour in August 2008 to assist and educate local people in how best to promote and develop ecotourism. Volunteers must be signed up by end May 2008. This tour was a great success last year and this years tour will build on those experiences.  Find out more about other projects including Lynx counting, building and garden preservation. 
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Israel Community Innimage75
Placement number: 0178
Location: Israel
I am creating, for the first time in Nazareth (The largest Arab city in Israel) a new model of tourism and thus "break the wall" between Arab and Jews. At the same time, I am creating a model for new tourism along The Israel National Trail (Shvil Israel) and promoting the trail and its economic potential.
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Conservation


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Ecological Work Camps
Placement number: 0040
Location: France
Volunteers join work camps which could last 1 day or 1 month. Work camps involve maintenance work in nature reserves - habitat restoration, trail blazing, building boardwalks and visitor centres.
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French work camps
Placement number: 0055
Location: Europe, Africa and South America
16 volunteering projects (8 in France, 2 in Europe and 6 in Africa and South America) for protection of nature, from one week (in France) to more than 12 weeks (out of France), for any adult without skills, only motivation.
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Wildlife Hospital
Placement number: 0041
Location: Greece
We focus upon the rehabilitation of wildlife indigenous to Greece whilst trying to increasing public awareness about wildlife issues.
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Freshwater Conservation
Placement number: 0042
Location: Greece
The project consists of the protection and implementation of management plans in Gialova lagoon, a Natura 2000 area.
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Help track wild bears and Wolves!
Placement number: 0043
Location: Greece
Volunteers help with radio tracking wild bears and wolves in Greece.
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Save the Turtles of Europe!
Placement number: 0167
Location: Greece
The project protects and conserves the loggerhead (Carretta-carretta) turtle on Zakynthos, Greece. We monitor nests, tag laying females, take tourist out on our turtle friendly catamaran trips to spot and learn about turtles.
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Help Turtles
Placement number: 0188
Location: Greece
Since 1983 our primary objective has been to protect the sea turtles in Greece through monitoring and research, developing and implementing management plans, raising public awareness and rehabilitating sick and injured turtles.   We are a member of the European Union for Coastal Conservation (EUCC), the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and a partner to UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan. 
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Care for a troop of Woolly Monky's
Placement number: 0013
Location: UK
The Monkey Rescue Project is home to a colony of woolly and capuchin monkeys. Volunteers join the Sanctuary team in cleaning monkey territory, preparing monkey food, gardening, house work, street collecting and general maintenance.
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Use your skills and help
Placement number: 0211
Location: UK
We have thousands of opportunities, something for everyone that are free!
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Teaching

Israel Community Innimage75
Placement number: 0178
Location: Israel
I am creating, for the first time in Nazareth (The largest Arab city in Israel) a new model of tourism and thus "break the wall" between Arab and Jews. At the same time, I am creating a model for new tourism along The Israel National Trail (Shvil Israel) and promoting the trail and its economic potential.
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Humanitarian


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International Work Camps
Placement number: 0095
Location: Bosnia & Herzegovina
We run a series of work camps for local and international volunteers throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. The work camps vary between construction work (ie path construction, building wooden houses etc), cleaning areas of bad ecological health, help in the development of an Eco Village. And many more!
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Help the Elderly
Placement number: 0130
Location: Moldova
Sunrise Assisted Living Center for Senior Citizens aims to serve the most vulnerable category of people in Moldova - those elderly who are single (lonely), sick, or physically differently abled, and who therefore need extra help caring for themselves.
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Research


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Vulture monitoring
Placement number: 0055
Location: Croatia or Israel
Conduct your research on the vultures of Croatia or Israel.
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Save the Turtles of Europe!
Placement number: 0167
Location: Greece
The project protects and conserves the loggerhead (Carretta-carretta) turtle on Zakynthos, Greece. We monitor nests, tag laying females, take tourist out on our turtle friendly catamaran trips to spot and learn about turtles.
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Help Turtles
Placement number: 0188
Location: Greece
Since 1983 our primary objective has been to protect the sea turtles in Greece through monitoring and research, developing and implementing management plans, raising public awareness and rehabilitating sick and injured turtles.   We are a member of the European Union for Coastal Conservation (EUCC), the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and a partner to UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan. 
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Farms



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Come and Help on Our Organic farm
Placement number: 0218
Location: England
We are a 43 acre organic farm run as a centre
where people come to have experience of the countryside.  As a charity, we try to keep our costs down and we are able to offer opportunities to groups with low incomes (many of which are groups from the inner city).  As a result we are always looking for volunteers to help us on the farm.
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