Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide
Life as a citizen science marine conservation volunteer at the Great African SeaForest programme in South Africa. If a coral reef is a busy city, the African Sea Forest is a beautiful cathedral in the woods.
April 27th 2022
The southern summer of 2021 is upon us! Here are nine of our favourite tropical and southern hemisphere-based volunteer experiences that are providing vital environmental and animal-specific support right now.
March 7th 2022
The Great African Sea Forest is the only forest of giant bamboo kelp on our planet, stretching from the shores of Cape Town northwards for over 1000km. Kelp forests are more efficient at capturing carbon per acre compared to terrestrial forests and are estimated to be at least as productive as a tropical rainforest, so they could be a great ally in the fight against climate change and rising CO2 levels.
December 30th 2021
The Ocean Research Conservation project in South Africa is working hard to keep their community work going during the Covid-19 lockdown that has affected the local communities in Plettenberg Bay.
June 26th 2020
The Jane Goodall Sanctuary in South Africa is working hard during the lockdown to keep the chimpanzees safe from the severe health threat that Covid-19 is posing to the chimps.
May 20th 2020
Previous volunteer Ben Lucking describes his experiences at our Nature’s Valley Volunteer Programme in South Africa.
December 19th 2017
In this blog post, volunteer David Booth describes first-hand his experiences of working as a conservation volunteer in South Africa on a game reserve.
January 26th 2017
Joining our Ocean Research and Marine Conservation Programme in South Africa, intern Flavio takes a look into the reliability of whale watching as a source of scientific data.
January 10th 2016
In her latest post, WorkingAbroad blog writer Charlotte Laursen discusses the role of online activism in challenging the canned hunting industry.
September 7th 2015
