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. With long-term projects the contribution of volunteers is often limited to travel costs. While most short-term projects require some financial contribution. Green Volunteers provides many outstanding wildlife opportunities for people with limited budgets. The Green Volunteers e-mail newsletter, lists constantly internhsips and conservation work opportunities, which are ideal for undergraduate and graduate students to start building a resume.