Iceland Conservation Volunteers (ICV)Each summer more than 200 international volunteers take part in the Environment Agency programme. Together our volunteers now complete more than 600 weeks of conservation work around Iceland every year.
The Environment Agency hosts volunteers from all over the world and works closely with a variety of international organisations. Our work began over 30 years ago in Jökulsárgljúfur, Vatnajökull National Park, with a team of 15 volunteers from the British organization BTCV. Today, if you visit Iceland's national parks, there is a good chance that you will walk on trails built and maintained by Environment Agency volunteers.
Our volunteers live and work in some of the most beautiful parts of Iceland throughout the summer. The teams gain experience of a wide range of practical conservation skills while working closely with local staff and other international volunteers. Though our work is focused on the improvement and maintenance of hiking trails, volunteers are involved in all aspects of practical conservation management in nature protection areas including wilderness and heritage management projects.
Contact us for further details: volunteer@umhverfisstofnun.is
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Environment Agency volunteer projects are organised in partnership with agencies and organisations across Iceland. Projects are carefully chosen and our teams are managed by local staff and trained volunteer leaders. Volunteer placements last from two weeks to six months. Short-term placements (1-4 weeks) are organised by our partner organisations who handle the booking of places. Long-term placements (longer than 4 weeks) are organised directly by the Environment Agency and volunteers are chosen from applications. The remote locations of many of our projects, basic living conditions at the camps and Iceland’s notoriously changeable weather make these project both an adventure and a challenge. |
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