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Intern Alex and hawksbill turtle in Mauritius

Environment & Wildlife

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

Volunteer enjoying sunset in amazon rainforest

General, Travel & Culture

How to Convince Your Parents to Let You Jet Off on a Volunteering Adventure

As the changing, challenging tide of Covid-19 starts to subside in many countries, the hopes and dreams of many of us turn to the travel and volunteering opportunities that have been closed for so many – too many – seasons. For many people, this summer’s adventuring will be their first solo time abroad, and for […]

April 8th 2021

Volunteer admiring Costa Rica sunset at Olive Ridley project

General, Travel & Culture, World Trends

Is Remote Working Sustainable?

For the lucky, the Monday – Friday routine is not only a paycheck but a way to find active fulfilment. For others, Monday brings an undesired responsibility to society. However you feel about your job, it is likely that over the last 12 months your ways of working have changed for better or worse. As […]

April 5th 2021

Environment & Wildlife, From the Field, Travel & Culture

Why Conservation Efforts Need Community Engagement

My conservation efforts at the Wildlife Rescue Volunteer Project, Costa Rica I have been in Costa Rica for two months now working as a Wildlife Biology Intern at the Wildlife Rescue Volunteer Project, helping with conservation efforts. Since I’ve been here I have learnt to syringe feed monkeys, tube feed opossums, handle porcupines and squirrels, […]

March 31st 2021

Environment & Wildlife

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

World Trends

Battling Heartbreak and Despair with Hope, and the ‘little things’ in Life

WorkingAbroad director, Vicky McNeil, brings a personal account of how Covid-19 is threatening decades of work in the eco-volunteering sector, as the pandemic brings much uncertainty about the future.

July 1st 2020

Environment & Wildlife, Travel & Culture, World Trends

Help and Hope – Finding a Future amidst the impact of Covid-19

Conservation and community projects are feeling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has hit the travel and volunteer industry greatly. Read how you can help us and our partners to get through this global crisis.

May 11th 2020

From the Field

My Volunteer Experience working with Coral Reef and Sea Turtle Conservation in Mauritius

Read about Sarah’s time volunteering at the Blue Lagoon project in Mauritius, where she gained the practical experience she’s been looking for within Sea Turtle and Coral Reef conservation as part of her marine biology studies,

October 28th 2019

From the Field

Working with Sea Turtle Conservation in the Seychelles

Georgia Smith spent 1 month as a volunteer on the Seychelles Island Conservation Volunteer project, in the busy sea turtle nesting season on Cousin Island. Hear about her experience and why she recommends you to take the plunge too.

April 25th 2019