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Ambre, a student whose eco-volunteering questionnaire was posted on eco-volontaire.com, shares the results of her survey. Do the respondents know about eco-volunteering? Which organizations do they volunteer with? For how long? How old are they? Read Ambre's analysis to find out all the answers. "The survey was administered from 27/01/16 ...
After nine years studying engineering, Kevin decided to set off on an adventure with his girlfriend Audrey. The couple set off for South America with the idea of traveling around Patagonia and up the continent for a few months. Kevin and Audrey "are not athletes", they point out, but ...
Hervé Dubois has been working for the planet and its inhabitants for over 25 years. After 15 years working for various international solidarity organizations, including Médecins du Monde, he created the Congé Solidaire® concept in 1999 and founded the Planète Urgence association. Around a third of the missions organized by Planète Urgence are ...
Audrey, 24, a young graduate (DEEST Technique Environnement), motivated by animal protection, wildlife, travel and the discovery of different ways of life, presents us her project of a useful world tour for the environment. She left on July 2, 2012! "Passionate about wildlife and determined to take action for ...
You decided to spend a year traveling around the world in an alternative style. Can you tell us a little more about it? After our first long-distance trip 4 years ago, we wanted to go back. But to do it differently. We were looking for answers to questions that were ...
Mélodie Michaud, Projects Abroad volunteer on a humanitarian mission in Togo, then on an ecovolunteering mission in Mexico. She then joined Projects Abroad's salaried team in Mexico as assistant manager. In Togo "2pm, Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, Tuesday February 24, 2009. A voice announces that my flight has been delayed, ...
The mission of the NGO Noé Conservation is to safeguard biodiversity through conservation programs for endangered species and their natural habitats. We encourage people to change their behavior in favor of the environment, whether they are naturalists, nature lovers, ecologists, or simply touched by the beauty of our planet...
Do you know the Tasmanian devil? The "satanic sarcophile", whose reputation has crossed continents and whose appetite rivals that of an ogre? Whose appetite rivals that of an ogre? As I approach the beast, lying on the ground, I can't believe my eyes. The little animal is no bigger than a cat and ...
You've got a digital camera and love insects. Join the SPIPOLL (Suivi photographique des insectes pollinisateurs) community! This participatory science project aims to obtain quantitative data on pollinating insects throughout mainland France. Initiated by the Museum d'Histiure Naturelle, SPIPOLL takes the form ...
Testimony of Anna, 18 years old. PANTHERA 2009 expedition with Objectif Sciences International. "Where do you start when you want to write about an experience like the Panthera expedition? This adventure, full of surprises and twists and turns, has to be lived to be truly appreciated! So I'll stick to what ...
A group of students have just won the Prix de l'Initiative, for setting up the Wadden project, which aims to help young people go on humanitarian and ecovolunteering missions. The Prix de l'Initiative is a competition open to students from 13 grandes écoles and universities in Angers. It is designed to reward personal projects ...
Recycling waste last act The town hall depot is cleared and a few bags are waiting for us, so it's not too bad this time, even if the Utilians find it hard to understand that we're doing this for free, for the environment, without any commercial exchange. A father asks if we can buy his bottles in ...
-Capture of an anole- The sun finally shines, and the rainy season offers us a moment's respite in the dry. It's time to wash your clothes, sunbathe on the white sandy beach, collect crabs and termites, capture a rat and feed the boa, and gently make the most of the rainy season.
Nathalie Jouat (26) and Nicolas Bonniot (28) have been traveling the world for over a year. Their journey is organized around a professional project called "Nature en construction". They have chosen Wwoof as the common thread running through their adventures: the ecological home, renewable energies and permaculture. > Eco-volontaire.com : Globe-trotters, your trip around ...
"A Slovenian ecovolunteer warned me: "Everything has to be cleaned. Even coral. We get on our bikes and head off to join Rose at Corail View. I confess I don't really understand what I'm going to wash or how. Rose is a middle-aged American woman who has lived in Utila for many years. As soon as we arrive at the ...
An ecovolunteer's world tour: the iguana house Aurel talks to two young policemen who recently arrived on the island. "- There was a fight last night in a bar," says one of them - Ah well - Yes, a fight between two girls... - I hope it ended well - No problem, ...
Ecovolunteering trip around the world: the iguana house in Honduras 10 It's still raining, the sky is inky and the temperature has plummeted. It's getting harder and harder to provide clothes and bed linen, nothing dries, and every trip into town means you're assured of ...
Gusts of wind punctuate our days. At weekends, some of us read and others watch DVDs, lulled to sleep by the rolling showers. I've already used up all my books, but fortunately I've been able to swap books. Finding books in French is no easy task...
-Iguana census in the mangrove - Expedition in the mangrove. Nadine and I finally set off on our first day of the census. Finally, because three days ago it was out of the question to let two women go alone because of the bad encounters we might have, in this case iguana hunters. I ...
-The mask falls off - Waste recycling act II. After last Saturday's discussions, it was decided, in conjunction with a diving school, to recycle plastic bottles on Thursday mornings from 9am. We're calling on all those with good will, whether they're already volunteering somewhere, on vacation, a diver, from ...