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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs abroad in Ecological Reserves

102 opportunities found

Ecological Reserve Mateiros, Brazil

🌿 Voluntariado no Rio Formiga ✨

25h/week Cleaning Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 1 week to 1 month Tent 1 meal
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Ecological Reserve Benerito, Dominican Republic

Ayudante en construcción, diseño y arte

30h/week Farming Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 2 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve KOTA BELUD, Malaysia

Come live the adventure of being a🌳🌺 Forest Ranger!

25h/week Gardening Social Work Building & Repairing Farming
From 2 to 12 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
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My morning volunteering in Malaysia 🦋​
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Ecological Reserve Tena, Ecuador

Assistance in conservation at an Amazonian ethnobotanical garden.

30h/week Social Work Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Oxapampa, Peru

Oportunidad de voluntariado en proyecto medio ambiente

25h/week Farming Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 3 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve KOTA BELUD, Malaysia

Preserving Natural Wonders in Borneo Sabah 🪼🌊🐠

25h/week Farming Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Dibulla, Colombia

Haz parte de la tribu de corazón blanco,

25h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 2 weeks Tent 1 meal

Ecological Reserve Glenorchy City Council, Australia

Set up a Food Forest by the Sea in Garden Island Creek, Cygnet

25h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 4 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve uMkhanyakude District Municipality, South Africa

Help save the last hippos on Lake Sibaya!

20h/week Gardening Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Animal Care
From 2 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Ecological Reserve Nacala, Mozambique

Help us with Marine Conservation and Coral Planting in Nacala

30h/week Gardening Animal Care Building & Repairing Social Work
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Pastaza, Ecuador

Ayúdanos a Conservar la naturaleza y tener experiencia única.

10h/week Building & Repairing Social Work Farming Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Alamos, Mexico

🌵✨ Voluntariado en el Desierto de Sonora: Aprende y Contribuye en un Proyecto Sostenible junto al Río Cuchujaqui 🌿🎣

20h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 4 to 12 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Benerito, Dominican Republic

Voluntario en Todas las areas necesarias

30h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Kitchen Hand Gardening
From 2 to 3 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Manco Kapac, Bolivia

Ven a pasar unos días en un jardín junto al mar :)

25h/week Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 1 meal
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Manco Kapac, Bolivia

casa de campo ayudanos a cuidar la tierra

32h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 1 meal
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve KOTA BELUD, Malaysia

Embark on exciting adventures while protecting nature!

25h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Gardening Building & Repairing
From 2 to 6 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

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