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In short: an ethical volunteering project serves biodiversity and the project team, and offers eco-volunteers a great experience. By a great experience, we mean a trip where you learn, make yourself useful and live in harmony with nature. You should never go to touch animals or to consume nature, as we see far too often. …
Every year, millions of travelers spend their vacation budget without knowing where their money goes. Meanwhile, biodiversity is the great forgotten cause when it comes to major investment. Choosing eco-volunteering means redirecting that money toward biodiversity restoration: your time, your effort and your money go directly to projects that study and protect the living world. …
In short: booking directly with a field project is usually cheaper and gives you first-hand information, but it takes more independence and patience. Going through an agency costs more, but you get guidance and a more reassuring, organised trip. The right choice depends on your budget, your travel experience and how much support you want. …
Join the team on a scientific expedition to the heart of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia!
➡️ Scientific expeditions – Archaeology
➡️ Ages 18 and over (minors must be accompanied)
➡️ English and French
➡️ Minimum 2 weeks
➡️ €1,890 for 2 weeks – Tax-deductible
In Tanzania, this volunteering program offers the opportunity to take part in coral reef restoration.
➡️ Coral reefs (diving)
➡️ From 16 years old
➡️ English and/or French
➡️ Minimum 2 weeks
➡️ From USD 1,200
Engage yourself in North Sumatra to help protect the tropical forests and biodiversity of Gunung Leuser National Park. For adults, solo travellers, and families.
➡️ Indonesia
➡️ Tailor-made missions
➡️ Tropical rainforest
➡️ From 300 €
Special eco-volunteering trip for teenagers in northern Iceland.
➡️ Summer Camp
➡️ Ages 15–17
➡️ English (basic)
➡️ 13 June 2026 to 2 July 2026 and 13 July 2026 to 29 July 2026
➡️ €1,800
Come and meet the sea turtles of the Adriatic and take part in a scientific and educational project.
➡️ Turtles, dolphins
➡️ Ages 18 and over
➡️ English
➡️ Minimum 1 week in July
➡️ €750 per week
Why not try your hand at a renovation project in Iceland this winter? It’s the perfect chance to see the Northern Lights!
➡️ Renovation and Northern Lights
➡️ Winter season, 2 weeks
➡️ Ages 18 and over
➡️ English (basic)
➡️ €600
Are you passionate about palaeontology? Come and learn about excavation techniques in the south of England
➡️ From 8 August 2026 to 15 August 2026
➡️ Ages 13 to 25
➡️ €1,740 – tax relief available
Study one of the world’s most iconic big cats in Nepal: the snow leopard.
➡️ April and September
➡️ Adults, families, and children aged 16 and over travelling alone.
➡️ Scientific expedition
➡️ €3,790 (tax relief available)
Prepare for the world of tomorrow with an immersive nature retreat at an eco-village in the heart of the Cévennes.
➡️ Permaculture
➡️ France
➡️ Families welcome
➡️ €360 + voluntary contribution
Get involved in Indonesia, in northern Sumatra, to help preserve the rainforests and biodiversity of Gunung Leuser National Park.
➡️ Indonesia
➡️ Families welcome
➡️ Rainforest
➡️ From €250
Enjoy a unique experience in the South African bush, helping to raise awareness among schoolchildren about biodiversity conservation.
➡️ South Africa
➡️ animal-shelter / Education
➡️ English
➡️ From €710
Take part in real palaeontological excavations in Morocco, discovering dinosaurs both large and small.
➡️ Adults – Families – Teenagers
➡️ Citizen science
➡️ French
➡️ €1,840 in June
Explore the geological and biological diversity of the Baronnies Provençales on a holiday combining scientific discovery with relaxation.
➡️ Adults
➡️ Citizen science
➡️ French
➡️ €1,395 in June
Eco-volunteering in Ecuador: join a wildlife rescue center to care for, rehabilitate, and release animals in the Amazon.
➡️ Wildlife rescue center
➡️ From 18 years old
➡️ English / Spanish
➡️ Minimum 3 weeks – year-round
➡️ 160 USD/week
Get involved with a Franco-Ecuadorian organization in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador.
➡️ Wildlife sanctuary, agroecology
➡️ 18 years and over
➡️ English or Spanish
➡️ Year-round
➡️ 200 € per week – tax deduction possible
Engage yourself in Costa Rica for tropical rainforest regeneration
➡️ Biodiversity
➡️ From 18 years old (teenagers accepted if accompanied by an adult)
➡️ English and/or Spanish
➡️ Minimum 2 weeks, year-round
➡️ 430.40 $ for 2 weeks
Enjoy a wonderful and rewarding experience at a sanctuary in the heart of the Amazon.
➡️ Wildlife sanctuary
➡️ Minimum age 18
➡️ English or Spanish
➡️ Minimum 4 weeks
➡️ $440 for 4 weeks
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