🇵🇹 ESC Volunteering in Portugal 🌿 ESC Volunteering in the Wild 2.0: Biodiversity, Nature Monitoring and Environmental Education 🦎

Biodiversity conservation. Habitat restoration. Nature monitoring. Learning through direct contact with natural ecosystems. ESC Volunteering in the Wild 2.0 is an individual ESC volunteering placement offered by Psientífica in Portugal — a hands-on, outdoor-focused experience for young people who want to actively contribute to environmental protection, non-formal education, and community engagement in a natural setting.

🏞️ About the Project

Psientífica is a Portuguese association for social promotion and development based in Águeda. Their volunteering project offers young people a genuinely immersive experience in environmental and educational work — combining outdoor activity with community engagement, interpretative education, and active citizenship at the local level.

📋 What You’ll Do

🌿 Contribute to biodiversity conservation and habitat restoration activities

🔭 Participate in nature monitoring in local ecosystems

🎓 Support environmental awareness and non-formal education initiatives

🏕️ Engage in outdoor and educational activities with different target groups

🌍 Contribute to sustainability and active citizenship at local level

🤝 Support interpretative and educational initiatives for community groups

🎁 What the Project Provides

✅ Accommodation, travel, and food costs covered according to ESC guidelines

👤 Who Should Apply

No previous experience is required. What matters is:

❤️ Motivation and genuine interest in nature and community work

🌱 Openness to learning and personal development

🤝 Willingness to work in a supportive and inclusive team environment

⚠️ Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

🔎 New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know about how the programme works is right here: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 6 October 2026 — 4 December 2026

📍 Águeda, Portugal

⏰ Deadline

31 July 2026

🔗 Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51176_en

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