A Guide to COP15: Why is it important?
Governments have never met a target set in the history of COP conferences. Could the upcoming COP15 meeting help correct this?
November 23rd 2022
Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide
Blog : Environment
A Starry Solution: Using Rock Dust to Remineralise Soil
If you’ve ever undertaken a volunteer programme abroad or spent time working on a farm, then you’re likely to have developed an appreciation for the importance of soil. One of the central pillars of WorkingAbroad is nature conservation, and soil – the seemingly dull but yet secretly fascinating substance – lies at the heart of […]
October 30th 2022
Being Green isn’t Just for One Week
As September comes to an end and we head into October, we see the end of Great Big Green Week (GBGW) in the UK. Organised by The Climate Coalition, GBGW celebrates community climate action and brings together national organisations, businesses and the media to put pressure on the Government to make tackling climate change and […]
October 11th 2022
Rewilding Horses – Can it be Done?
Everyone is familiar with their domesticated counterpart, but fewer people are aware of the fact that wild horses have been galloping on this earth for more than 50 million years, first emerging in the form of their ancestor, Eohippus, meaning “dawn horse”. These mammals first appeared in Northern America and then made their way over […]
September 17th 2022
Jet Zero: Decarbonising the aviation sector
Aviation accounts for 2.1% of the world’s entire CO2 emissions, although due to radiative forcing and contrails, new research suggests this number could be higher than 4%. Decarbonising the aviation industry is vital to achieving net zero. Additionally, despite the global pandemic grounding planes for two years, the industry is set to make a full […]
September 9th 2022
A Guide to COP27: What Should it Achieve?
From nearly 150 mm of rainfall in one day to 40.3°C heat, the UK has already been subjected to the effects of climate change in 2022. Heatwaves have scarred the soil surface; droughts have caused water poverty and hosepipe bans; wildfires have devastated farmland, and storms have induced flooding. With all of this occurring within […]
August 27th 2022
How New Regenerative Farming Projects can Help Save our Planet!
Are you interested in learning about and volunteering in sustainable agriculture projects abroad? If so, then look no further than our Deep Ecology and Sea Turtle Conservation Project, Costa Rica. Here you will learn the wonders of regenerative farming, and by being involved, you could have a greater positive impact on the environment than you […]
August 8th 2022
The Experience in the Field as a Marine Volunteer
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 Most Sustainable Modes of Transport – is Snail Travel the Answer?
Snail Travel is a Movement where travellers make a conscious effort to slow down whilst travelling; to take slower and more sustainable methods of transport to immerse themselves in the experience of travelling and to lower their carbon footprint.
April 22nd 2022