Ecosystem Restoration Camp
Asociación Región de Murcia Limpia
Ecosystem Restoration Camp Altiplano
Caravaca De La Cruz, Murcia, Spain
Description
Restoring Ecosystems is a 6-month volunteer project where 3 European volunteers live and work together in a rural area of Murcia, located in the Southeast of Spain. It takes place in La Junquera, an organic farm and village, which is being brought back to life and transformed into a regenerative hotspot in the area. During the development of the project, the volunteers will share the experience of living on a farm focused on the ecological restoration of degraded lands. At the same time that they develops their own projects, they can help La Junquera reach the goal of being an inspiration for the farms of the region, helping to revitalize the town and the locals of the community, generating economic activity and restoring degraded natural areas. They can get to know the different projects that coexist on the farm and the people who develop them as “Regeneration Academy” which trains international students in regenerative farming or "La del Terreno", traditional wine making.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The accommodation consists of several bioclimatic structures on the farm itself. The main accommodation is a straw bale house, one large bedroom that can sleep up to 8 people. The closest town is Caravaca, which has all the necessary services (banks, pharmacy, hospital, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, etc). It has a bus station that connects it with Murcia and Andalusia. Nearby is also the town of Topares, already in Andalusia. Travel reimbursement, tutoring, pocket money, organic food produced on the far, food subsidy and local transportation are provided by the farm.
Training during the activity
Volunteers will be trained in new approaches and techniques for restoring agricultural land and natural ecosystems. They will improve the livelihoods of farmers, landowners, and local communities around the camps. They will learn how to increase the organic matter, carbon content and water retention capacity of the soil to stimulate large scale carbon sequestration; reforestation of natural areas and hedges of fields with native trees and bushes; mantaining artificial ponds to harvest rainwater, replenish aquifers and support local wildlife...
Participant profile
A committed, active, flexible person is required, with the capacity to adapt and capable of working in a team. It is important that you like manual work, direct contact and intimate connection with nature.
Activity dates
A total of 26 week(s) during the period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
Activity location
Finca La Junquera, Caravaca De La Cruz, Murcia, Spain
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Deadline for applications
No application deadline