Understanding the Age of Extinction
We are living through a biodiversity crisis, or what scientists are calling the ‘sixth mass extinction’, as around 1 million species face extinction, many within decades.
May 7th 2021
Wildlife conservation, community and environmental volunteer projects and internships worldwide
Blog : Environment
The Top 6 Projects to Kick Start a Career in Conservation
Utilising this list as a starting point is a great way to drill down into your soul, to find out which path you really want to take and to let the sound of your footsteps racing in that direction fill you with the sort of urgency and passion that volunteering and conservation thrive on. Creating space in our lives to care for ourselves and our environment is a crucial step to creating a life and planet that we can all enjoy to the fullest.
April 19th 2021
Reconnecting Borneo’s fragmented rainforests
The forests of Borneo are amongst the most biodiverse in the world, with organisations working to restore and reconnect these through tree planting.
March 18th 2021
Australia after the bushfires: How forests and wildlife are recovering
Forests and wildlife are still recovering a year after the devastating bushfires in Australia, with current bushfires in Perth now also threatening livelihoods.
March 10th 2021
Environmental crime during Covid lockdowns
Covid pandemic lockdowns have not in all cases had a positive impact on wildlife and conservation around the world, due to lack of protection in these areas.
February 5th 2021
Melting ice sheets in the Southern Ocean – A reason to be positive?
The Southern Ocean could play a role in the fight against climate change, according to WorkingAbroad blogger Barnaby Bourton, by sequestering carbon through iron fertilisation.
December 22nd 2020
How indigenous people are vital in the fight for global action against climate change
Indigenous people’s connection with nature should serve as inspiration and a guide for how we all should live in harmony with nature and learn from their practices to fight climate change.
December 16th 2020
Top 13 wildlife & environmental conservation volunteer projects in 2021
We have compiled a list that represents the 13 best environmental conservation volunteer projects to join in 2021. These volunteer abroad project have all received great feedback about their work towards the preservation of wildlife, forests and marine environments.
November 2nd 2020
The California Wildfires’ effect on Conservation Efforts
The wildfires in California continue to rage across the state, affecting the California Conservation project’s ability to do important conservation work.
October 8th 2020