Green Volunteers lists projects and organisations across a wide range of species, habitats and locations. There are large international organizations with many projects throughout the world and smaller organizations in developing countries, often unknown to the general public, focusing on particular species or habitats. The book also lists national agencies such as the US National Park Service, or international organizations such as United Nations Volunteers. Projects' work ranges from sea turtles in Costa Rica, Mexico or the Mediterranean to seals in Turkey, Scotland or New Zealand, from wolves in Easter Europe or the United States to rhinos or lions in Africa, or to biodiversity surveys in the Galapagos Archipelago. There are projects in every continent, encompassing diverse habitats and species, both terrestrial and marine, in national parks or small villages, that take volunteers from various background, often with no previous experience required.
Opportunities are available year round.
It also describes the work involved, species and habitats, season and duration, plus any qualifications required. Specially compiled indexes help you to quickly identify projects according to species, habitat, location and cost. Green Volunteers lists organisations and projects that take volunteers for short and long periods. Volunteers can spend up to a month, a summer or even one or two years with a project. For people with limited time, there are many projects taking on volunteers for one, two or three weeks and some even for just a weekend.