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LEGAMBIENTE VOLUNTARY DEPARTMENT

Via Salaria 403, 00199 Roma - ITALY

Website: http://international.legambiente.it/

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General coordinator: Luca Stasi – [email protected]

Teen and family projects: Giorgia Chiocchini – [email protected]

LEGAMBIENTE

WHO ARE WE?

Legambiente is a non-profit leading environmental organisation in Italy that works for the safeguarding and

enhancement of natural resources; environment; common health; animal and plant species; historical,

artistic and cultural heritage; territories and landscapes. It is formed by 20 regional committees and around

1000 local groups. Since its foundation in 1980, Legambiente’s hallmark is the scientific environmentalism,

which is the willingness to build every environmental protection project on a solid base made of scientific

data.

Legambiente’s mission is to make environmental culture at the centre of a new kind of development and

diffused well-being. Important values for the association are the improvement of environmental quality,

the fight against all forms of pollution, a wise use of natural resources, the construction of a more balanced

relationship between human beings and the nature. Spreading those values could be an effective way to

respond to the challenges of our time: the modernization of the economy, the commitment to beat

unemployment, the struggle for peace and against all forms of discrimination and social injustice, the effort

to consider globalization not only as a mere trading of goods but also as a means to improve quality of life

and to give rights to billions of men and women forced to live in poverty.

LEGAMBIENTE’S WORKCAMPS

Legambiente has been organising volunteering campaigns since 1991, promoting summer-camps in many

protected areas both in Italy and abroad.

Voluntary work camps have three main objectives:

- safeguard and enhance the Italian environmental, historical, cultural and artistic heritage;

- raise the awareness of local communities and foreign volunteers about the value of the natural and

cultural heritage and spread sustainable and responsible lifestyles;

- build peace through cultural exchange.

Voluntary projects also help in promoting green tourism, developing sustainable economy, stimulating

people to be active citizens and participate in decision-making processes that shape their future as

communities.

Work organization. Each work camp can be differently organized according to its specific needs.

Volunteers will be working approximately 30 hours/week. Sometimes they may be asked for working over

the weekend or early in the morning in case of high temperature.

Volunteers are expected to be open-minded, flexible, and adaptable to different situations. Moreover, they

need to be inclined to face either lacks or unexpected events with a positive attitude.

Not elsewhere specified, special skills are not required. Nevertheless, participation, enthusiasm and

motivation are welcome!

Usually volunteers sleep in mixed rooms. Single or double rooms are not available. Shifts for cooking and

cleaning are scheduled during the first day.

Each volunteer is responsible for all aspects of the daily life on the work camp.

Food. In the most part of our workcamps food will be almost vegetarian and based on local products.

Volunteers will eat meat a very few times.

Language: English is the official language of the work camp. Nonetheless, in some workcamps implemented

in remote villages, local communities can only speak Italian.

Each workcamp will host a maximum of 2 volunteers for each country, in order to create a heterogeneous

group and to foster a real cultural exchange.

Participation fee: adult workcamps don’t foresee any additional fee. In teenage and family workcamps a

participation fee is required and is to be brought in cash directly to the camp; the whole amount is

addressed to the local group organising the camp and will be totally used to cover part of the expenses of

the camp itself.

Insurance: volunteers are insured for permanent damages caused by accidents and third person liability.

For non-European volunteers, it is recommended to be provided with a health insurance.

VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME 2016

CODE NAME LOCATION WORK DATES AGE NOTES

LEG01 Grigna natural camp Primaluna ENVI 22/05 - 04/06 18+ ability to work and live in high

mountain

LEG02 Wood craft in Sibillini Park Amandola RENO 12/06 – 25/06 18+ hard manual work

LEG03 Love the mountains in Orobie Park Castello dell’acqua ENVI 12/06 - 26/06 18+ ability to work and live in high

mountain

LEG04 RTO Park Carnago ENVI 21/06 - 04/07 15 - 17 Teen camp. Participation fee

95 Euro

LEG06 Valorisation of archeological heritage in Madonie Regional

Park Petralia Sottana

ENVI/CULT

01/07 -15/07 18+ good attitude to live in mountains

environment

LEG07 Along the river in the Park Valle del Lanza Bizzarone ENVI 04/07 – 18/07 18+

LEG08 Camp8 – Scattered camp in VIII municipality of Rome Roma RENO/ENVI 08/07 -23/07 18+

LEG09 Renaissance of the Occitan community Ostana ENVI 09/07 – 23/07 18+ good attitude to live in mountains

environment

LEG10 Love the mountains in Alpe Dosso Delebio ENVI 10/07 – 23/07 18+ ability to work and live in high

mountain, remote place

LEG11 Environment protection in Dolomiti mountains Lamon ENVI/CULT 08/07 – 22/07 14 - 17

good attitude to walk in mountains

environment .

Teen camp. Participation fee

95 Euro

LEG12 Local is better: workcamp in Carmignano Carmignano ENVI/SOCI 14/07 – 28/07 18+ motivation letter

LEG13 Bike & Hearts Valle dell’Aniene Anticoli Corrado CULT/ENVI 15/07 – 29/07 15 - 17

Ability to ride bikes

Teen camp. Participation fee

95 Euro

LEG14 Clean up Villa Corsini Albano Laziale RENO/CULT 16/07 – 30/07 18+

LEG15 Ethno-anthropologic valorisation in Madonie Regional Park Petralia Sottana CULT/ENVI 17/07 – 30/07 18+ good attitude to live in mountains

environment

LEG16 Environment and legality at Vesuvio National Park Ottaviano ENVI 18/07 – 31/07 18+ good attitude to walk

LEG17 Altogether to prevent the hydrogeological damage Chiaverano ENVI 21/07 – 04/08 18+

LEG18 Operazione Margherita Montevecchio ENVI 22/07 – 31/07 4 - 99 Family camp. Participation fee from

150 to 380 euro

LEG19 Let’s restart from Malegno! Malegno CULT/RENO 23/07 – 06/08 18+

LEG20 Greenhouses for solidarity Sant’Elpidio a Mare ENVI/SOCI 24/07 – 07/08 18+

LEG21 Old Camerata Camerata Nuova CULT/ENVI 26/07 – 09/08 20+ hard conditions

motivation letter

LEG22 Local traditions and upcycling in Dolomiti mountains Lamon ENVI/RENO 30/07 – 09/08 4 - 99 attitude to walk

Family camp. Participation fee from

150 to 380 euro

LEG23 Campo dei Fiori Brinzio ENVI 01/08 – 14/08 18+ ability to ride bikes

LEG24 Renovating mountain trails in Madonie Regional Park Petralia Sottana ENVI 01/08 – 15/08 18+ good attitude to live in mountains

environment

LEG25 Don’t waste Venice Venezia ENVI 04/08 – 17/08 18-65 swimming and walking ability, no

seasickness

LEG26 Enhance the biodiversity in Montevecchia Montevecchia ENVI 07/08 – 20/08 18+ attitude to live and walk in

mountains environment

LEG27 Parco Lavino camp Scafa ENVI/CULT 08/08 – 22/08 18+

LEG28 Renovating mountain trails in Madonie Regional Park Petralia Sottana ENVI 17/08 – 31/08 18+ good attitude to live in mountains

environment

LEG29 Majella, Mother mountain of nature and culture Pretoro ENVI 19/08 – 31/08 4 - 99

attitude to walk

Family camp. Participation fee from

170 to 440 euro

LEG30 Timpa Natural Reserve Acireale ENVI 26/08 – 04/09 18-35

LEG31 Urban ReGeneration Eboli RENO 05/09 – 15/09 18-60

LEG32 Naturalambro Merone ENVI 03/10 – 17/10 18+ motivation letter

LEG33 Paestum Raising Peace: social inclusion of migrants Paestum SOCI/ENVI 11/07 – 21/07 18+ Basic knowledge of Italian

LEG34 Paestum Raising Peace: social inclusion of migrants Paestum SOCI/ENVI 22/07 – 01/08 18+ Basic knowledge of Italian

LEG35 Palascìa lighthouse Otranto ENVI/RENO 15/07 – 30/07 18+

LEG36 Valorisation of Anapo Valley Sortino ENVI/CULT 25/07 – 08/08 18-35

LEG-

MTV01 Parco Monte Barro hostel Galbiate ENVI 14/03 – 05/06

18+ motivation letter

LEG-

MTV02 Environmental Education Centre in Prim’Alpe Prim’Alpe di Canzo ENVI 05/04 - 04/06

18+ motivation letter

LEG-

MTV03 The river circuit MTV Malnate ENVI/RENO 31/05 – 23/07 18+ motivation letter

LEG01 – Grigna natural camp

Location: Primaluna, province of Lecco, Lombardia region

Date: 22/05 – 04/06

Type: Environmental

Number of volunteers: 8

Age: 18+

Project summary: The northern Grigna Park is a beautiful area above the lake Como. There are several

alpine huts in the park many pathways which need maintenance. We need your help to keep the Park and

its green areas as beautiful as they can be.

Description

Project: for the first time Legambiente Lecco organizes a workcamp with Grigna park. The aim is to allow

people to go to the mountains with a higher safety, through the paths and signs maintenance.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Lecco is made of young and dinamic people, mostly under 30. The

main activity of this Legambiente group is the management of an hostel; moreover, it has campaigned

against food waste and for the correct waste management. Take a look at https://it-

it.facebook.com/legambiente.lecco for details.

Work: Volunteers will take care of the maintenance of pathways leading to their alpine hut in order to

make it a easier and more accessible for people, allowing them to reach even more esily the alpine hut.

They will also take care of the signposting whenever and wherever it is necessary.

Study part: Volunteers will be educated about the Park and its biodiversity.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in an alpine hut inside the park, Rifugio Riva

(http://www.rifugioriva.it), at 1022 meters above sea level. Wifi access will be provided. Meals will be

cooked with the owners of the hut.

Location and leisure: Grigna is one of the major symbols of the Lecco area, and it isn’t very far from the

Lake Como. Particularly historically interesting is Varenna and the Vezio’s castle.

Specific Requirements: past experience in living in mountains environment. Ability to walk and work in high

mountains is necessary.

Language: English will be the official language in the camp.

Terminal: nearest airports: Milano Malpensa/ Orio al Serio. Nearest train station: Lecco

LEG02 - Wood craft in Sibillini Park

Location: Amandola, province of Fermo, Marche region

Date: 12-25/06

Type: Renovation


Age: 18+

Project summary: The workcamp will contribute to the maintenance of a collective good within the

National Park of Monti Sibillini, through the discovery of local wood craft and the ancient myth of Sibilla

Appenninica.

Description

Project: The aims of the workcamp are the maintenance of the Centre of Environmental Education and the

sensitization of the communities about the value of high quality handicraft, which represented a great

richness for the territory that is being lost

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Sibillini was born in 2003; its main mission is the promotion and

safeguard of the Monti Sibillini National Park as referring model of sustainable development. The local

group is part of the Centre of Environmental Education “Fillide” and works with schools and youngsters,

trying to raise ecologist awareness for the protection of their territory.

Work: The main working activity will be the renovation of the window fixtures; the volunteers will be

guided by local carpenters.

Study part: there will be a presentation of the National Park with visits.

Accommodation and food: the volunteers will be hosted in the Centre for Environmental Education where

they will be working. WiFi is available.

Location and leisure: Amandola is a medieval village, with valuable handicraft traditions, of 3700

inhabitants situated within 3 hills where there are structures of great artistic and historical value: the

podestà tower with the historic theatre, S.Francesco church, the Capuchin monastery.

During free time the volunteers will visit the village and will make mountain excursions in the Park.


Terminal: nearest airports are Roma Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci and Ancona Falconara Raffaello Sanzio.

Nearest train station is Porto San Giorgio.

The latest bus from Porto San Giorgio is at 18.10.

LEG03 - Love the mountains in Orobie park

Location: Castello dell’Acqua, province of Sondrio, Lombardia region

Date: 12-26/06

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: The Orobie Valtellinesi Mountains Park is a particular area, which needs maintenance

and cures in order to keep it the beautiful place that it is today. Volunteers will be involved in different

tasks, such as the maintenance of woods and pathways.

Description

Project: Volunteers will be asked mostly to take care of pathways, which are very culturally important in the

area because each of them leads to old mills and ethnographic sites

(http://www.comune.castellodellacqua.so.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid

=59).



against food waste and for the correct waste management.

Work: Volunteers will be asked to clean pathways, eliminate weed and take care of the woods. They will be

working with the constant help of experienced voluntary people (local administrations volunteers) that will

provide all the necessary tools.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a hostel owned by the local administration.

Location and leisure: Volunteers will be shown all the places and costumes of the local farming culture.

Teglio, a well-known locality famous for the making of Pizzoccheri, is near Castello dell’Acqua, as well as

Tirano.

Specific Requirements: Predisposition to live, walk and work in the mountains.


Terminal: Nearest airport: Orio al serio or Milano Malpensa. Nearest train station: Sondrio

LEG04 - RTO Park

Location: Carnago, province of Varese, Lombardia region

Date: 21/06 – 04/07

Type: Environmental


Age: 15-17

Project summary: Volunteers will study the environment and maintain the paths’ net of the Park that was

founded 10 year ago.

Description

Project: For the 10th birthday of the Park Rile Tenore Olona (RTO), Legambiente and the local

administration of Carnago decided to host an international workcamp for the promotion of the area and

the protection of the environment.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Varese Onlus, besides giving contributions to main Legambiente

national campaigns, cares about the environment of the district of Varese since the eighties. Legambiente

Varese coordinates 14 local groups of Legambiente volunteers and is the connection between local,

regional and national offices of the association. It carries out several activities such as the management of

natural areas, the organization of workcamps, environmental education addressed to youngest generations

and promotion of environmentally friendly lifestyles.

Work: The work will mainly consist of maintenance of paths’ net, cleanings from weeds and rubbish,

especially on the bike-road along the river.

Volunteers will be involved in the organization of a local festival, and they will take care of the sustainability

of the event (as: reducing and collection of waste.)

Study part: Volunteers will participate in workshops and trainings on environment and sustainability. Main

subject of the program will be the conservation of biodiversity and the protection of Soil. They will learn by

doing a sustainable life style.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a common room with camp-beds and they'll use a

camp-kitchen. There will be an environmental friendly diet with local and seasonal products and little

meat.

Location and leisure: The Park is located along the river Olona, immersed in the green of the first Pre-alpine

foothills, in the lakes region and at the start of the great plan of the Po river. http://www.parco-

rto.it/index.php. The Olona Valley is characterized from a typical vegetation of the Lombard moor; it is also

rich in architectural beauties from medieval age to the renaissance. The river suffered for industrial

pollution for decades but now there are a lot of enabled projects to restore the river's ecology.

In leisure time volunteers will make bike trips in the area and visit the lakes.

Participation fee: 95 Euro

Language: English will be the official language in the camp. Italian speakers are welcome

Terminal: Malpensa Airport. Milano Cadorna Train Station

LEG06 - Valorisation of archeological heritage in Madonie Regional Park

Location: Petralia Sottana, province of Palermo, Sicilia region

Date: 1 – 15/07

Type: Environmental/Cultural


Age: 18+

Project summary: In the heart of Madonie Regional Park in Sicily, the volunteers will clear an archeological

area for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism.

Description

Project: the workcamp is part of a wider project which aims at raising the natural and touristic value of the

Madonie Regional Park, through the creation of educational and environmental facilities and activities. The

seasonal tourism linked to the winter sports will lead to the reduction and fragmentation of the natural

areas with serious environmental damages. The purpose of the project is to divert this direction towards

the safeguard of the territory and the valorization of the cultural and historic heritage as key to stimulate

innovative quality and new economic trends, in respect of the mountain biodiversity.

Legambiente local group: the local group “Francesco Lojacono” sar born in 2007 in Palermo with the aim of

safeguarding and promoting areas with natural and cultural value through awareness campaigns such as

“Salvalarte” (save the art) and Solidarity and Environment, for the fruition of natural areas by

disadvantaged people.

Work: the volunteers will clean an archaeological area, currently abandoned, from the weed; they will set

new signals and promoting facilitires. They will also do fire monitoring in the Park and some renovation

work in the Refuge and the surrounding area.

Study part: biodiversity of the Madonie Park, sustainable tourism and ancient traditions of Sicily,

Mediterranean genesis and geology, climate change.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in Rifugio Il Grifone, a mountain refugee inside the

Park, at 1500 meters above sea level.

Location and leisure: the Regional Park of Madonie, extended for 794 kmq in the north-centre of Sicily,

includes the highest and most ancient mountains in the region. The workcamp will take place in Piano

Battaglia that is the second highest Sicilian peak (1600 mt), after Etna Vulcan. It is situated in a wonderful

natural frame: a wide karstic area in the heart of the Madonie mountains surrounded by an ancient beech

forest.

In the free time, the volunteers will explore the Park - also through sport activities - and the villages at its

feet, with their traditions and community life.

Specific Requirements: good will and attitude to live in mountains environment.


Terminal: nearest airport and train station are in Palermo. Attention: the last bus from Palermo to Petralia

Sottana is at 18.30 (at 17 on Sundays).

LEG07 - Along the river in the Park Valle del Lanza

Location: Bizzarone, province of Como, Lombardia region

Date: 4-18/07

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: in an area rich of historical and natural witnesses , the volunteers will be engaged in

maintenance and cleaning work along Olona river, in the framework of recovery project for the safety of

the Valley.

Description

Project: Legambeinte Varese has been collaborating with the Park Valle del Lanza since 2007, with the aim

of protecting and promoting an area important for nature and for green tourism. The park was born with

the aim of safeguarding the valley from the expansion of the urban areas and to improve sustainable

tourism. The paths' net of the area is very important because is part of the “greenway” that connect

Milano's area with Switzerland. www.parcovallelanza.com





natural areas, the organization of workcamps, environmental education addressed to youngest

generations and promotion of environmentally friendly lifestyles.

Work: in the first part of the camp the volunteers work in collaboration with local volunteers and citizens,

that are taking care of an important area near the river. In the second part the technical staff of the park

will support the group in the maintenance of the bike road that crosses the park.

The work will be: footpaths cleaning and maintenance, removing weeds and rubbish, paint little bridges. On

Sunday 10th July the volunteers will participate in “Big jump”, the international campaign for living rivers.

Study part: Part of the time will be dedicated to study the natural characteristic of the Park focusing in the

difficult relationship between man and nature near the river.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in tent (provided) with camp-beds and they'll use a

common kitchen with canteen. There will be an environmental friendly diet with local and seasonal

products and little meat.

Location and leisure: The Park is located between the provinces of Como and Varese, immersed in the

green of the first Prealpine foothills, in the lakes’ region and at the beginning of the great plan of the Po

river.

The park surface follows the river Lanza till it reaches its end in the River Olona; the valley is covered with

several kinds of vegetation and rich of animals’ presences. The Park is crossed by the old “Valmorea”

railroad, now used for tourism with little steam trains.

Language:

English will be the official language in the camp. Italian speakers are welcome.

Terminal: Milano Malpensa, Malnate train station

LEG08 - Camp8: scattered camp in VIII municipality of Rome

Location: Rome, Lazio region

Date: 8-23/07

Type: Renovation/Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: a scattered workcamp where volunteers will renovate and revitalize the territory and

community of a suburban area of Rome.

Description

Project: The project has been conceived by five no-profit associations who ordinarily work for the

valorization of the VII Municipality of Rome and the revitalisation of its local community.

The aim of the workcamp is to valorise some green areas scattered in the district, areas that normally are

managed by different active citizenship realities and that face the current critical problems of a big city. The

volunteers will focus their efforts in 4 green areas through ordinary maintenance and self-construction

workshops for do-it-yourself furniture.

Local organisers:

The Comitato Parco Giovannipoli was established in 2013 following the failure to care of the Park of the

Catacombs of Commodilla, with the objective to keep it alive and usable for citizenship.

Since its inception, the Comitato Parco Giovannipoli has been playing an important work of maintenance,

bringing an almost complete restoration of the Park; the work has been also recognized by the City of Rome

with the award of custody of the Park from July 15, 2014.

Legambiente Garbatella promotes since 1992 initiatives related to urban, mobility and waste issues. The

most important result of its actions has been the creation of Garbatella Park which, through a 20-year

engagement, has been involving citizens, associations, local administrators and obtained the official

custody of the area by the Assessorship to Environment.

Nessun Dorma has been organizing since 2010 cultural and aggregating activities in a dormitory suburb

area, and it is particularly committed in recovering abandoned green areas to make them culture and

sociality cores.

La Strada is a social centre focusing on antiracism. Since ’90 it has been collaborating with the local

institutions in order to foster bottom-up decisional processes; this experience led to the creation of the

public agency Rights and New Citizenship, with an help-desk for the citizens’ rights and networks’

development. From 2000 on, it starts working on migration, street education and information with many

projects.

Villetta Social Lab is a social space where youth, families and elder people find a place to express and to

practice social innovation.

Work: in the first phase of the camp the volunteers will create urban furniture through self-construction

workshops, in particular for collected waste areas, informative panels, benches and tables, gazebos,

compost structures; in the second phase the volunteers will install the furniture and dedicate to the

cleaning of the green areas, mainly waste and grass removal.

Daily activities during the whole camp will be the ordinary maintenance of 2 green areas (baskets emptying,

ordinary cleaning and gates’ opening and closure.

Study part: workshops about self-construction, do-it-yourself and upcycling will be run, with the supprt of

architects.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in a school. The diet will be mainly Mediterranean

(vegetables and cereals, little meat)

Location and leisure: the VIII Municipality of Rome is wide 3,7% of the whole city territory and has 130.000

citizens, with 66 families. It includes both central and suburban areas, with working-class conflicting zones.

During the free time the volunteers will have the chance to visit Rome, with its unique and amazing historic

assets.

Specific Requirements: Rome in July is usually very hot, be prepared for it!


Terminal: Rome stations (Termini and Tiburtina are the main stations) and airports (Fiumicino or

Ciampino).

LEG09 - Renaissance of the Occitan community

Location: Ostana, province of Cuneo, Piemonte region

Date: 9-23/07

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: Ostana is a laboratory for a new way of mountain life style. Alpine architecture

preservation, identity and community are the basis for its sustainable development.

Description

Project: Ostana is a small Occitan village located in the upper Po Valley ( 1300 mt) in front of the Monviso

peak (3841 mt). In the last decades a careful work has moved Ostana into a small laboratory for a new way

of mountain life style, focusing on architectural quality, identity and community, environmental and

tourism sustainability. For these reasons the village has been awarded with the 2015 “Premio Vassallo” for

its good political practices.

These practices have also the aim of enhancing the value of the little alpine village with its peculiar and

traditional community.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Barge is active in several environmental fields. Its proximity to the

Monviso group gives a special focus to mountain topics such as offer of sustainable tourism and mobility,

promotion of local culture, tradition and food. The association is involved in several campaigns on water

and wood management, waste disposal.

Work: The volunteers will help in the maintenance of mountain paths and public green areas. They will

collaborate with some works in a hamlet under restoration, future site of a School of Sustainability.

The volunteers will contribute to translate some promotional materials in foreign languages and help the

running of the Cultural Centre Lou Pourtoun.

Study part: The project of a Sustainibility School will be illustrated; young farmers and shepards will explain

mountain agriculture and pasture; the volunteers will also meet with experts of the Po Natural park.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in the Foresteria (hostel) built by the municipality

beside the new cultural centre Lou Pourtoun in Sant’Antonio hamlet. The structure is run by young people

who decided to build their future in the mountain. The Foresteria includes two rooms of 6 beds each and a

common kitchen and dining room.

Location and leisure: Ostana is a small village in the upper part of Po Valley (1300 mt) with an extraordinary

view on the Monviso group. The participants will be surrounded by Occitan culture, with some artistic

events, as Lanterna Digital, movie Occitan festival, gastronomic and dancing festivals.

Possible activities during free time: trekking in Ostana paths and/or toward Monviso group and the spring

of Po river; visiting of Saluzzo area with its medieval history.

Specific Requirements: The volunteers should be prepared to live in a mountain environment, willing to

walk and with appropriate clothes and equipment.

Language: English will be the official language in the camp. Rudimental Italian or French is recommended.

Terminal: The nearest airport is Turin while the nearest railway station is Savigliano.

LEG10 - Love the mountains in Alpe Dosso

Location: Delebio, province of Lecco, Lombardia region

Date: 10 – 23/07

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: The Orobie Valtellinesi Mountains Park (http://www.parcorobievalt.com/) is a particular

natural area which needs maintenance and cures in order to keep it the beautiful and biodiverse place that

it is today. Volunteers will be involved in different tasks, such as the maintenance of woods and pathways.

Description

Project: Legambiente Lecco, in collaboration with the Orobie Valtellinesi Mountains Park and the

cooperative Montagna Viva, is in charge of the periodic maintenance of the natural area in Alpe Dosso.





Work: Volunteers will clean pathways, eliminate infested plants and take care of the woods. They will be

working with the constant help of experienced voluntary people (Consorzio Montagna Viva -

http://www.cmviva.it) that will provide all the necessary tools.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in an alpine hut at 1600 meters over sea level. The

place is quite isolated and has bad line reception. It takes 2 hours on foot to reach the alpine hut, which is

provided of a kitchen, beds and toilets. No wi-fi provided.

Location and leisure: Orobie is the first alpine chain in the north of Lombardia plain and pre-alpine reliefs.

Since the alpine hut is quite isolated, leisure trips will be arranged inside the park itself, who has

breathtaking landscapes and lots of pathways.

Specific Requirements: past experience in living in mountains environment. Ability to walk and work in high

mountains is necessary.


Terminal: Nearest airports: Orio al serio/ Milano Malpensa Nearest train station: Colico

LEG11 –Environment protection in Dolomiti mountains

Location: Lamon, province of Belluno, Veneto region

Date: 8 – 22/07



Age: 14 - 17

Project summary: conservation and restoration of the environment and the landscapes in Dolomiti

mountains, through hiking, public activities and workshops.

Description

Project: Legambiente Dolomiti has been running the Environmental Education Centre in Lamon since 10

years ago. The Centre hosted several workcamps and summer camp every years, involving child, youth and

families. Aims of the educational project are the protection, conservation and restoration of the

environment and the landscapes through hiking, public activities and workshops. Volunteers will join these

activities and they will take care of the territory and of the footpaths of the area in collaboration with the

local population. Beyond that, the local group of Legambiente is doing educational campaigns about life

style, Mediterranean diet and GMO's product. For these reasons, during workcamps, volunteers will

discover local farmer's productions and the biodiversity of the areas.

Legambiente local group: For 10 years Legambiente Dolomiti has been organising workcamps and

educational activities inside an outside the Environmental Education Centre, in order to increase the active

participation of young people and citizens and to increase the awareness about environmental issues

concerning mountains environment. Moreover the club is concerned with some global-local environmental

issues like sustainable agriculture, GMO's dangerousness, eco-life style and hand-made productions.

Work: Volunteers will be involved in footpaths’ maintenance and cleaning around the Centre, in order to

make the way clean and safe. Furthermore, volunteers will organise public activities and meetings about

the topic, in conjunction with the Legambiente local group, in order to involve the community.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a building, former primary school of Lamon. The

place are set with slepping-rooms, a common living-room and kitchen. A low-flesh diet, according to the

global environmental problems, will be a commitment for volunteers during workcamps.

Location and leisure: The Lamon plateau is placed nearby the Primiero Dolomites and the Belluno

Dolomites National Park. It is located about 80km northwest of Venice and about 35 km west of Belluno.

During free time, excursions as well as meetings with the local population will be organised, in order to get

in touch with local culture and former crafts. Volunteers will have the possibility to visit ancient places and

to participate at some demonstrations of former crafts.

Specific requirements: good attitude to walk in mountains environment



Terminal: Airport: Venezia Airport – Treviso Airport ; Train station: Feltre train station

LEG12 - Local is better: workcamp in Carmignano

Location: Carmignano, province of Prato, Tuscany region

Date: 14-28/07

Type: Environmental/Social project


Age: 18+

Project summary: This workcamp project aims to give value to a local territory which has a suggestive

cultural heritage

Description

Project: The village is quite small and mainly with older inhabitants. The request to organize a workcamp

came directly from the population more than 4 years ago, because they want to see the village taking more

life during summer while preserving the cultural and natural heritage.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Prato was founded in 1986; since then it has been engaged in the

defence of environmental heritage, promotion and education on environmental issues throughout young

students and the whole citizenship. Focusing on renewable energies, sustainable development, waste

management, biodiversity, promotion of healthy life styles, Legambiente Prato has set up since its

beginning several projects which still produce outstanding outcomes. Listed below some of the most

successful activities of the organization: management of “Rifugio Le Cave” environmental education center

(CEA) inside a natural reserve; summer international workcamps in the Province of Prato; permanent

environmental education in Prato's schools on the topics of water, energy, biodiversity, climate change;

national campaigns “Puliamo Il mondo”, “Festa dell'albero”; local festivals; European Volunteering Service

projects.

Work: The working activities will mainly consists in recovering some parts of naturalistic pathways starting

from Poggio alla Malva or other location displaced in the Municipalities of Carmignano from infestant

herbs, trash and so on. Where necessary volunteers will also put new signals of pathways. The pathways

they are going to clean have a historical-social value connected to the past (Etruscan heritage, II world war

heritage and so on).

Study part: How to read a mountain pathway map; how to behave in a hiking - thanks to collaboration with

local CAI department (Italian Alpine Club); sustainable tourism through art (photo-reportage of the faces

and places of local community and realization of a short video or document/pictures to promote along

ecotouristic blog/website or to be promoted inside “La nuova ecologia” magazine). Other activities dealing

with reflection on environmental topics are foreseen.

Accommodation and food: The accommodation of the workcamp consists in a local school displaced in the

territory of the Municipality of Carmignano (Poggio alla Malva or nearby villages)

In the school there will be beds in one or more rooms, bathroom and kitchen place. There will be also 2

outside covered showers.

Location and leisure: Carmignano (http://www.comune.carmignano.po.it/) counts 14.000 inhabitants. This

Municipality covers an area where historic, landscape and wine-gastronomic heritage are well represented.

Thanks to its position between Prato and Florence, this lovely place is especially wonderful for its views and

green countryside. Poggio alla Malva, one of the many villages that is under the Carmignano Municipality, is

also very close to the UNESCO site “Artimino's Villa” a renaissance structure world-wide famous for its

hundred chimney tops. Poggio alla Malva also testifies an important site where Etruscan signs are still

visible (necropolis, old structures and landmarks). You can also learn more about reading the web article

published last year by participants during the workcamp http://italiaslowtour.com/legambiente-camps/

Specific Requirements: it is very important to tolerate high temperatures and be available to work with the

hot wave, although work will be in the early morning to avoid extreme hot.

It is important to show kindness and interest in joining the local community, especially because their

hospitality is amazing. Motivation letter is required.

Language: English will be the official language

Terminal: Florence Peretola Airport (or Pisa Airport/Bologna Airport). Train station: Firenze Santa Maria

Novella or the smaller local station of Signa (very close to Florence).

LEG13 - Bike&Hearts Valle dell’Aniene

Location: Anticoli Corrado, province of Rome, Lazio region

Date: 15 – 29/07

Type: Cultural/Environmental


Age: 15-17

Description

Project: Anticoli Corrado has an important museum of modern and contemporary art and is an important

touristic place, but mostly for people from Rome. However it has an international vocation because of its

history and artistic past and the municipality, with the support of the local associations, wants to enhance

this vocation. Legambiente Mondi Possibili bet on the touristic development of the valley and created in

Anticoli Corrado an Educational Centre for children and adults who want to build a green future.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Mondi Possibili was born in 2006. It organises The Global Sharing

day in Festambiente Mondi Possibili - http://festambiente.mondipossibili.it/ and several activities for bike

mobility - www.magnalonga.net

Work: The work of the volunteers will contribute to improve the environmental communication and

operations of the educational centre and the village itself, through the translation of some promotional

materials in foreign languages, support in the Museum activities and working for the conservation and

value of artworks.

Therefore, the volunteers will contribute to the creation of an environmental educational campaign in an

intercultural way for children of Anticoli Corrado. They will strictly cooperate with the Anticoli’s inhabitants

in the summer event organization.

Study part: Volunteers will learn how to repair a bike and to create a vegetable garden

The volunteers will stay also with students of Cardiff university.

Accommodation and food: “Il Casone”is an Educational Centre at the feet of the hill of Anticoli Corrado.

Location and leisure: Anticoli Corrado is a village with less than 1000 inhabitants, 50 km from Rome, in

Lazio region. Anticoli Corrado could be a milestone for tourism. This because of its proximity to Rome,

because it is included in the Aniene Valley (that can be visited on foot or by bike), because it has a long

artistic history, because it is a very nice village.

During the free time it will be possible to have excursions in the Aniene Valley, Tivoli and to visit the nearby

very nice villages.

Special requirements: Volunteers must be able to ride a bike.


Language: English will be the official language of the camp.

Terminal: Leonardo da Vinci Airport (Fiumicino - FCO) or Ciampino airports; RomeTrain stations (Roma

Termini or Roma Tiburtina).

LEG14 - Clean up Villa Corsini

Location: Albano Laziale, province of Rome, Lazio region

Date: 16 – 30/07

Type: Renovation/Cultural


Age: 18+

Project summary: The workcamp will contribute to the development of the natural, cultural and

monumental heritage of Albano Laziale. In the specific, the volunteers will work at the maintenance of the

gardens of Villa Corsini.

Description

Project: The project will take place in Albano Laziale, a municipality included in the Regional Park Castelli

Romani. Legambiente works in the area for the safeguard of biodiversity and valorisation of historical

assets. The workcamp’s aim is the restoration of Villa Corsini's age-old gardens, erected in the mid-18th

century through the Appian Way near Ariccia by the Corsini family.

Legambiente local group: "Il riccio" Legambiente was born in 1998. It represents Castelli Romani's local

section of Lazio Legambiente. The tasks are different: to denounce illegal and illicit activities, to promote

and sensitize citizens even with scholastic projects such as promoting visits among archeological and

botanic routes/tracks. The association also preserves the ancient route called "Appia" in particular from

"Appia X Miglio" up to "Appia XI Miglio".

Work: During the workcamp the volunteers will be involved in several kinds of manual works as: cleaning,

gardening and Villa Corsini's maintenance.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in the building of the public school in Albano.

There will be a catering service for them.

Location and leisure: Albano Laziale is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Rome on the Alban Hills,

far 25 kilometers from Rome. Albano is one of the most important municipalities of the Castelli Romani and

a busy commercial centre. It was also a suburbicarian bishopric since the 5th century, a historic principality

of the Savelli family, and from 1699 to 1798 the inalienable possession of the Holy See. It now houses,

among other things, the Praetor of the district court of Velletri. The territory of Albano is included in the

Regional Park of Castelli Romani. The main hydrographic feature is Lake Albano.

Language: English will be the official language in the camp

Terminal: Fiumicino and Ciampino are the nearest airports; Rome Train stations (Roma Termini or Roma

Tiburtina) are the nearest stations.

LEG15 - Ethno-anthropologic valorisation in Madonie Regional Park


Date: 17 – 30/07



Age: 18+

Project summary: In the heart of Madonie Regional Park in Sicily, the volunteers will renovate the ancient

“pagliare” for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism.

Description











Work: the volunteers will renovate and rebuild the ancient “pagliare”, straw buildings used in Sicily as snow

storage. They will also do fire monitoring in the Park and some renovation work in the Refuge and the

surrounding area.









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LEG16 - Environment and legality at Vesuvio National Park

Location: Ottaviano, province of Napoli, Campania Region

Date: 18-31/07

Type: Environmental


Min – max age: 18 - 99

Project summary: The workcamp will contribute in the biodiversity and legality safeguard at Vesuvius

slopes.

Description

Project: Participants will be mainly involved in the care and maintenance of the “Environment and Legality”

observatory of the Vesuvius National Park (VNP), managed by Legambiente. It is a structure containing

among the outdoor spaces, 4 community gardens, a remembrance and civil commitment’s park (with trees

in memory of Mafia’s victims), 2 indoor classrooms for activities with children and young people. The

indoor area is characterized by an intercultural workshop and a projection room. The volunteers will also be

engaged in the cleaning and maintenance of the paths of the VNP and in the requalification of the old train

station of Boscotrecase managed by Libera and Legambiente. Finally, at the headquarters of Legambiente,

they will participate in moments of exchange and social confrontation with the local guys and/or with other

people engaged in the defense of common goods with other associations.

Legambiente local group: The voluntary association Legambiente Ottaviano “Mimmo Beneventano” began

its activity of denunciation of the abuses of that area in the early '80s as a local association, and joined

Legambiente in 1989. In recent years the association has linked his name to important initiatives to expose

illegality's spread on the territory of Vesuvius, managing to achieve important results like the closure of

garbage dump of Somma Vesuviana, Herculaneum and Terzigno, located in the National Park, the

numerous charges against abusive pits, hydrogeological instability, aquifers and wells’ pollution, forest

fires, illegal building and so on; sometimes denouncing omissions, indifference and inefficiency of local

administration.

Moreover, Legambiente is in charge of excursions in the Vesuvius National Park, environmental education,

“environment and legality” help desk, volunteer workcamp and civil protection.

Work: manual agricultural work, social events planning, naturalistic research about flora and fauna, green

areas maintenance and monitoring (to prevent hunting, fires or other abuses). Moreover, volunteers will be

involved in other social activities like trekking and postering for awareness about legality and biodiversity.

Study part: Volunteers will follow legality and biodiversity courses oriented to the safeguard of the nature

and the defense of green areas.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in two buildings:

• The city sport center, located at Gianni Rodari public school at 15, San Leonardo street of

Ottaviano;

• The old train station of Boscotrecase (a near town)

They will eat Italian and, especially, Neapolitan typical food, known all over the world as the cornerstone of

Mediterranean diet. Meals will be served at Legambiente headquarters of Ottaviano.

Location and leisure: The location will be the Vesuvius National Park is centered on the active volcano

Vesuvius, northwest from Naples. The park was established in June 1995 and covers an area of around 135

square kilometers all located within the Province of Naples. It is centered on the active volcano and its most

ancient (now inactive) crater, Monte Somma. It houses 612 vegetable species and 227 wildlife ones.

Specific Requirements: attitude to walk.

Language: English

Terminal: Naples Capodichino Airport and Naples Central Station (Garibaldi station) are the closest

terminals.

LEG17 - Altogether to prevent the hydrogeological damage

Location: Chiaverano, province of Torino, Piemonte region

Date: 21/07 – 04/08

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: In Chiaverano, a small and nice village at the feet of the Alps, the volunteers will support

the local community project to reduce hydrogeological risks and so preventing damages due to possible

landslides.

Description

Project: The village of Chiaverano is located up on the hills of la Serra Morena and is surrounded by

chestnuts trees with old banks made by stone walls that must be maintained and if the case restored

because the territory shows evidence of possible hydrogeological damage. The local community has put in

place a specific project to avoid possible landslides: beyond the restoring of the walls it is needed an in

depth cleaning of the woods and small torrents. The volunteers shall support the local community in this

project.

Legambiente local group: The Legambiente Dora Baltea club takes the name from the river that flows

through the Morenic Amphitheatre, born by the retirements of the Balteo glacier. All our activities are

devoted to the preservation of our territory either monitoring new industrial settlement. We also

participate to the national campaigns such as Clean Up the World, Alps Caravanning, Trees Festival. We

cooperate with some other local clubs engaged in similar activities involving specifically young people.

Work: The volunteers and local people will be involved in pruning bushes, clearing brambles, and restoring

stone walls and fences. The tools and the instructions for a proper use of them will be provided by expert

people. Furthermore touristic indications will be developed and put in place. Other activities could be

helping experts to organize events and excursions on naturalistic and anthropological themes.

Study part: Integral part of the camp is the knowledge of the environment as well as history of the

community and economy developped by the Olivetti company in XX century that has left a strong

imprinting.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in a hostel building in Chiaverano village.

The hostel has two large bedrooms, two restrooms, a large kitchen and an outdoor rainproof space. Any

care will be taken to reduce the meat consumption and to provide special food should be it asked for

religious or personal problems.. WI-FI is not available everywhere.

Location and leisure: Chiaverano is a small village (50 km far from Turin) at the feet of the Alps in the

largest European Morenic Amphitheatre. It is surrounded by a fascinating landscape of morenic hills and

lakes. They are the usual destination of people loving the nature. The territory is rich of geological and

naturalistic witness of the ancient presence of the mankind. From the village it’s easy to reach the highest

mountains in Europe by car and then on foot. A visit to Torino, the first capital of Italy, is also possible. The

nearest town is Ivrea known in the world because Olivetti typewriters, computers and printers.


Terminal: Airports: Torino Caselle, Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate, Orio al Serio. Ivrea Railway station.

LEG18 - Operazione Margherita

Location: Montevecchio, province of Medio Campidano, Sardegna region

Date: 22-31/07

Type: Environmental

Number of volunteers: 20 (mixed Italian and foreign families)

Age: 4 – 99 (family camp)

Project summary: The project aims to restore the environment of the areas Costa Verde (Arbus) and Monte

Margherita (Guspini) and to renovate the trails network, that will provide a valuable contribution to local

schools for environmental education, and will promote practices of environmentally sustainable tourism.

Description

Project: The goal of the project is restoring the environment of the two areas Costa Verde (Arbus) and

Monte Margherita (Guspini) by renovating the walking trails and the watercourses, realization of rest areas,

collection of waste and wildlife monitoring. The trails network will provide a valuable contribution to local

schools for environmental education, and will promote practices of environmentally sustainable tourism.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Guspini serves a very important function for environmental

education and culture in the mining areas. It runs the Center for Environmental Education and

Sustainability (CEAS) in Montevecchio and performs environmental activities since 1996.

The environmental education is the main purpose of the center with activities for schools. Currently, the

Center is working with the municipal government of Guspini and Arbus for the construction of nature trails,

the organization of voluntary environmental workcamps, the realization of workshops with the schools of

the territory.

Work: trails arrangements, realization of rest areas, cleaning of water springs near the village of

Montevecchio, collecting trash on the beaches and wildlife monitoring, placing the CAI signs along the

paths that lead to the coast from Montevecchio until the Piscinas beach.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be lodged in a former school; it has 4 rooms with beds and

mattresses, pillows and blankets; 12 bathrooms and showers. There are 1 kitchen, 1 refectory, 1 projection

room, 1 multimedia room with internet connection, 1 classroom-conference room for 50 seats, 1 library

supplied with text and video tapes on various environmental issues, one on the main film library film

productions of Sardinia. The building has architectural barriers and it is not wheelchair accessible.

Location and leisure: Montevecchio is one of the most ancient mining sites in Italy. It is located in the south

west of Sardinia - in the Province of Medio Campidano – in the Natural Reserve Monte Arcuentu-Dune di

Piscinas. It is 20 km far from the sea (Costa Verde); the beaches, the dunes of Piscinas and shoreline Scivu

are famous because of their integrity and the coastal area naturalness.

Specific Requirements: good attitude to walk

Participation fee (No extra fee for children under 5)

1 adult + 1 child= 150 euro

1 adult + 2 children = 190 euro


2 adults + 1 child = 300 euro

2 adults + 2 children = 340 euro


Language: Italian and English

Terminal: nearest airport is Cagliari; nearest train station is Guspini.

LEG19 - Let’s restart from Malegno!

Location: Malegno, province of Brescia, Lombardia region

Date: 23/07 – 06/08

Type: Cultural/Renovation


Age: 18+

Project summary: The workcamp will revive ancient trails once used by farmers and support the

restoration of an ancient Convent

Description

Project: The municipality desires to start again the IVS project activities a few years stop, with the same

will, the same motivations and above all the same ideal to respect the environment and the nature that

surrounds us, in a calm place like Malegno town.

The workcamp will be realized in 2 different areas: a Convent built in 1600 which needs some maintenance

work and a little but important trail which passes on a Romanic Bridge on Lanico creek. Lanico is the only

river who flows into the town center and run into the bigger Oglio river.

This trail was rediscovered and fixed during the past workcamps: it allowed the connection between two

different mountain areas. It lets memories resurface to when it was used from farmers to pass with

livestock and wagons.

Legambiente local group: Malegno’s Legambiente voluntary group is active since 2005 with activities of

safeguard and cleaning of environment. Among its main battles we can remember the one related to the

referendum about the maintaining of public water.

Work: In the first week participants will work in a convent built in 1600 with maintenance works.

During the second week, instead, they will clean and take care of a little trail rediscovered in the past work

camp.

Study Part: informal training session will take place about history and local culture of hosting town

Accommodation and food: Participants will be hosted in the convent, in mixed room with private toilette

and showers. Internet connection will be available.

Location and leisure: During free time the participants will be accompanied to visit nearby cities of

historical and cultural interest, including petroglyphs (Unesco heritage), Roman era relics, Iseo Lake with

the biggest island in Europe (Montisola), chief town Brescia and its history.


Terminal: airports of Milano (Linate or Malpensa); airport Orio al Serio; airport of Verona. Nearest train

station is named Cividate-Malegno; trains leave from Brescia.

LEG20 - Greenhouses for solidarity

Location: Sant'Elpidio a Mare, province of Fermo, Marche region

Date: 24/07 – 07/08

Type: Environmental/Social project


Age: 18+

Project summary: With the aim of building solidarity in the village, the volunteers will reactivate the

greenhouses next to a daily centre for people with disabilities, who will maintain the greenhouses during

their ordinary activities.

Description

Project: With the aim of building solidarity in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, the workcamp will restore two

greenhouses – currently abandoned - in front of the cooperative «La Serra», that hosts young adults with

disabilities. The greenhouses will constitute, then, a permanent project for the people of the centre, who

will maintain them in their ordinary laboratories.

The volunteer will also contribute in the maintenance of the path that leads from “La Serra” to Santa Croce

basilica, a fundamental structure for the religious, historic and artistic development of the vtown.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Porto Sant'Elpidio was born in 1988; it is involved in all the

environmental battles and campaigns carried out by the national Legambiente and in campaigns of

environmental education in collaboration with schools and other associations. During its years of activity a

lot of energy was spent to promote the historical memory and the identity of some important places, such

as Fim (an old fertilizer factory currently abandoned) and an area called Orfeo Serafini, that was a football

camp in front of the see, freed from the risk of overbuilding.

Work: The volunteers will repair the greenhouses that guests of «La Serra» will use after summer holiday:

with the support of an agronomist, they will set up some places for cultivation, that will be organized in the

basis of periodicity. Labels and instructions for every plant will also be produced, so that the guests of the

cooperative «La Serra» will be able to use these greenhouses.

Another activity will be the realization of the signals for the near trail that leads to the river Chienti and

connect «La Serra» to the cathedral of Santa Croce.

Study part: experts of history, agricolture and food will ensure interactive learning between volunteers and

local people.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in a building in the centre of Sant' Elpidio A Mare.

The organizer staff of the work camp will buy the food, preferring local products, typical of the

“Mediterranean diet”.

Location and leisure: Sant'Elpidio a Mare is a medieval town, located in Marche region, near Fermo; it is on

a ridge of Marche Apennine, 251 meters above sea level, between the lower river valleys of the river

Tenna and Ete Morto, 9 km far from the Adriatic Sea.

The archive of Santa Croce basilica is full of ancient documents that were realized by Augustinian monks.

One of the most famous monk is saint Nicola, the protector of children. Also the monuments in Sant'

Elpidio a Mare are related to Santa Croce because this area was the ancient center of the town. The

participants will discover the history of Sant' Elpidio a Mare and of the other ctowns located in the territory.

The volunteers will also visit the local agricultural and organic companies, discovering new places and food.

With the participation of associations and local companies, food laboratories will be organized and the

volunteers will cook the typical Italian food, like pizza and pasta.

During the camp, we will see a lot of historical and musical festivals like «Città Medioevo», that is a

historical event about middle age, where the volunteers could participate.


Terminal: nearest airports: Rome airports and Falconara Airport; nearest train stations: Civitanova Marche

Train Station and Ancona Train Station.

LEG21 - Old Camerata

Location: Camerata Nuova, province of Rome, Lazio region

Date: 26/07 – 9/08



Age: 20+

Project summary: The workcamp aims to discover and make available the old ruins, located in the middle

of the Simbruini Mountain Regional Park at 1200m altitude, clearing the trails from weeds.

Description

Project: Camerata Nuova (850 m) is a small town in the province of Rome, located in the Park of Simbruini

mountain. The territory of this country is characterized by the presence of the ruins of the original and

millenary country, called "Camorata", located at 1200 meters above sea level. The old town (also known as

the Old Camerata) has been destroyed due to a fire in 1859. The ruins in addition to being a significant

archaeological site is located in a pristine environment of great importance, in a natural landscape rich in

indigenous flora and fauna.

Local partner: The Association Pro-Camorata aims to enhance, improve and revive the archaeological site of

Camerata through study, research, development and teaching of cultural and artistic techniques. It

supports the protection and development of human potential of art in all its forms; the natural, cultural and

historical local culture understood as any manifestation of the traditions, arts, sciences of the work, history,

and in general any form of activity and thought.

Work: Make available the trails leads to the ruins, in particular the original ancient paths shown on the

Land Registry Gregorian. Volunteers will be engaged in cleaning and maintenance of trails under the sun

and in hard condition.

Accommodation and food: The volunteers cook, eat and sleep at a local school, 30 minutes far by car from

the work location. Showers and dining place are indoor. Mostly it will be for the Mediterranean diet.

Location and leisure: The volunteers will have the opportunity to explore the entire village of Camerata

Nuova, surrounded by mountains. They will also be involved in local festivals and cultural visits, and get the

chance to visit Rome at least once.

Specific Requirements: Due to hard conditions of the workcamp, we are looking for determined volunteers,

no allergies to food or pollen, non-asthmatics, resistance to high temperatures. Motivational form is

required.


Terminal: Fiumicino Airport Station – Termini or Tiburtina Train Station. Local Train Station: Carsoli (Aq)

LEG22 – Local traditions and upcycling in Dolomiti mountains

Location: Lamon, province of Belluno, Veneto region

Date: 30/07 – 09/08

Type: Environmental/Renovation


Age: 4 – 99 (family camp)

Description

Project: Legambiente Dolomiti has been running the Environmental Education Centre in Lamon for 10

years. The Centre hosts several workcamps and summer camp every year, involving children, youth and

families. Aims of the educational project are the protection, conservation and restoration of the

environment and the landscapes, trying to build and improve behaviours about biodiversity, flora and

fauna for a different approach, especially for the kids.

Volunteers will join these activities and they will take care of the territory and of the footpaths of the area

in collaboration with the local population. Beyond that, the local group of Legambiente is doing educational

campaigning about life style, Mediterranen diet and GMO's products. Volunteers will be also involved in

upcycling workshops to change the scrap of Lamon's citizen in furniture for the outside or the inside of the

Lamon Centre. During the workcamp, volunteers will discover local farmers’ productions and the

biodiversity of the areas.

Legambiente local group: For 10 years Legambiente Dolomiti has been organising workcamps and

educational activities inside an outside the Environmental Education Centre, in order to increase the active

participation of young people and citizens and to increase the awareness about environmental issues

concerning mountains environment. Moreover the club is concerned with some global-local environmental

issues like sustainable agriculture, GMO's dangerousness, eco-life style and hand-made productions.

Work: Volunteers will be involved in footpaths’ maintenance and cleaning around the EEC Dolomiti in order

to make the way clean and safe. Furthermore, volunteers will do workshops about upcycling (artistic and

creative regeneration of materials or scraps) and some renovation in the Centre’s building.

Study part: Volunteers will participate to workshops and basic training meeting about waste cycle and

upcycling artistic trend.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a building, former primary school of Lamon. The

place are set with slepping-rooms, a common living-room and kitchen. A low-flesh diet, according to the

global environmental problems, will be a commitment for volunteers during workcamps.

Location and leisure: The Lamon plateau is placed nearby the Primiero Dolomites and the Belluno

Dolomites National Park. It is located about 80km northwest of Venice and about 35 km west of Belluno.

During free time, excursions as well as meetings with the local population will be organised, in order to get

in touch with local culture and former crafts. Volunteers will have the possibility to visit ancient places and

to participate at some demonstrations of former crafts.

Specific requirements: attitude to walk in mountains environment

Participation fee: (no fee for children under 5)







Language: English and Italian will be the official language in the camp.

Terminal: Airports: Venezia Airport – Treviso Airport; Train station: Feltre train station

LEG23 - Campo dei Fiori

Location: Brinzio, province of Varese, Lombardia region

Date: 1-14/08


Age: 18+

Project summary: In a very beautiful environment at the feet of the Alps, volunteers will work for the

nature’s safeguard in the Regional Park Campo dei Fiori.

Description

Project: Legambiente has been collaborating with the natural park Campo dei fiori for many years, with

volunteers programs and environmental education. The Park is a beautiful woods area really important for

all the region as a source of biodiversity.

The project’s aim is the preservation and the improvement of an area, called “villaggio Cagnola”, important

to promote “green” tourism in the park.







Work: Volunteers will work mainly in “Villaggio Cagnola”, that is a place of great historical and natural

importance used by the Park to create a centre for environmental education and nature's preservation. The

work will be: footpaths cleaning and maintenance, removing weeds from grassland at the top of the

mountains.

We'll use bicycles for moving between camp and working place.

We'll work with local volunteers and citizens on Saturday and Sundays

Study part: Part of the time will be dedicated to study the natural characteristic of the Park specially

focused on biodiversity and on the protection of water springs.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a common room with camp-beds and they'll use a

camp-kitchen. There will be an environmental friendly diet with local products and little meat.

Location and leisure: The natural Park “Campo Dei Fiori” overlooks the hills of the Province of Varese and

the Po Plain. In the area there are several interesting natural and historical sites.

"http://www.parcocampodeifiori.it".

The particular geographical location and the geological features favored the presence of a various

vegetation, with chestnut tree and beech tree woods, typical fora of the rocky areas, marshy and peaty

zones rich in wildlife. Brinzio is a little village (about 880 inhabitants) in the center of the Park.

Specific Requirements: Volunteers need good skills in bicycle riding

Language:


Terminal: Milano Malpensa, Varese train station

LEG24 - Renovating mountain trails in Madonie Regional Park


Date: 01 -15/08

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: In the heart of Madonie Regional Park in Sicily, the volunteers will renovate and open

mountain trails for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism.

Description











Work: the volunteers will work at the maintenance and creation of mountain paths inside the Regional park

(also using GPS mapping), the creation and installation of touristic signs and fences, removal of weed and

fire monitoring. They will also do some renovation work in the Refuge and the surrounding area.









forest.







LEG25 - Don’t Waste Venice

Location: Venezia, Veneto region

Date: 4 – 17/08

Type: Environmental


Age: 18 - 65

Description

Project Venice and its Lagoon (UNESCO's World Heritage) with their delicate ecosystem, are attacked

everyday by a huge amount of garbage that enhances environmental damage.

Legambiente Venezia and Ispra Chioggia (the local branch of the Italian Institute for Environmental

Protection and Research) have planned and carried out “Don't Waste Venice”, the first monitoring activity

of floating litter in Venice's canals, enlarging the target area from the city to the islands of the lagoon,

reaching what is now the Northern Lagoon Regional Park (recently created by Venice's municipality). The

The project will gather as much information as possible on the kind of litter and debris found.

The volunteers will participate in the land and water monitoring activities, in the cleaning and maintenance

of the smaller islands of the lagoon, many of them abandoned to degradation.

The most part of the activities will be carried out in Certosa Island, situated in a strategic position – at the

same time in the port’s entrance and in the city – in the middle between Venice historic centre and high

sea. The island hosted a convent from 1200 to 1500, then it was used for military purposes until 1950

when, after a demilitarisation process, was abandoned.

Legambiente local group: For 10 years Legambiente Venezia has been organising workcamps on Certosa

island and around the northern part of Venetian lagoon, in order to increase the active participation of

young people and citizens and to increase the awareness about environmental issues concerning the fragile

lagoon ecosystem. The club is concerned with some global-local environmental problems like cruiser ships

passing through the very heart of the city, sustainable tourism, information to the citizens about the

environmental problems, arise the consciousness about the importance of lagoon as common good.

Work: The volunteers’ concrete activities will be the monitoring and collection of waste, by boat and on

foot in Venice historic centre, beaches and islands. They will also help Legambiente local group in the

spreading of informative material to sensitize citizens, tourists and visitors about the respect towards the

lagoon. The main aim of the activity though is to start collecting and disposing of floating garbage, as well

as sunk and stranded waste within the internal areas of the lagoon, through national and international

volunteering activities, involving citizens and tourists and disseminating good practices towards a collective

responsibility.

Study part: educational activities on marine litter, nature conservation and monitoring, with the support of

ISPRA technicians; study meeting with the Natural History Museum and the Naturalistic Obsevatory of the

Lagoon.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in Certosa island in tents equipped with camp beds,

kitchen and living tents. Bathrooms and showers are close to the camping site. A low-flesh diet, according

to the global environmental problems, will be a commitment for volunteers.

Location and leisure: The UNESCO World Heritage property comprises the city of Venice and its lagoon

situated in the Veneto Region of Northeast Italy. In this lagoon covering 50,000 km², nature and history

have been closely linked since the 5th century when Venetian populations, to escape barbarian raids, found

refuge on the sandy islands. These temporary settlements gradually became permanent and the initial

refuge of the land-dwelling peasants and fishermen became a maritime power.

Venice and its lagoon landscape are the result of a dynamic process which illustrates the interaction

between people and the ecosystem of their natural environment over time: the city is built on 118 small

islands and seems to float on the waters of the lagoon, composing an unforgettable landscape.

Special Requirements: swimming and walking ability, no seasickness


Terminal: Airports of Venezia, Treviso or Trieste; Venezia-S.Lucia train station

LEG26 - Enhance the biodiversity in Montevecchia

Location: Montevecchia, province of Lecco, Lombardia region

Date: 7-20/08

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: Volunteers will be working with park rangers (guardie ecologiche volontarie) to conserve

the “Prati Magri” and endorse this breathtaking natural habitat.

Description

Project: Montevecchia natural park is one of the nearest parks to the Milan metropolitan area.

Legambiente aims at raising the fruition of the park and conserving at the same time the “Prati Magri”, a

natural habitat with a great biodiversity.

The area shows a very high dissimilarity of environments that need a lot of cures. Pathways in particular

need maintenance, especially for what concerns the signposting. Equally important are the areas along

Molgora river, that periodically needs adjustments, like thin meadows inside the park. There is also a water

channel that needs to be cleaned and maintained periodically.





Work: Volunteers will clean the pathways, with particular attention to signposting. They will always be

followed by park rangers, who will show them how to properly do the required tasks.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in Ca’ Soldato, a big house in which they will find

rooms with camp beds, three bathrooms, a big kitchen. Internet access will not be provided in Ca’ Soldato,

but it will be possible to use wifi at the park headquarter, reachable on foot. The ecological rangers will

prepare the lunch.

Location and leisure: Montevecchia is located relatively near Milan and its park is hilly, which makes it

easily reachable. Inside the park there is a beautiful church, culturally very important, that volunteers will

have the privilege to visit.

Specific Requirements: attitude to live and walk in mountains environment


Terminal: nearest airports are Orio al serio, Milano Malpensa; nearest train station are Olgiate/Calco/Brivio

LEG27 - Parco Lavino camp

Location: Scafa, province of Pescara, Abruzzo region

Date: 08-22/08



Age: 18+

Project summary: The workcamp will support the restoration and conservation of the area of Sulphureous

Sources of the Lavino River and the Mill of the ‘600, within the national campaign “Save the Art”.

Description

Project: The workcamp will support the restoration and conservation of the area of Sulphureous Sources of

the Lavino River and the Mill of the ‘600 (within the campaign “Save the Art”). The main actions will be

dedicated to the restoration of the Mill, to the cleaning of some features of the paths more attended by the

tourists, to the maintenance of the equipped areas, to the cleaning of the contiguous area to the ancient

flour mill, fed from the Sulphureous Sources of the Lavino river.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente parco Lavino was born in 2004; in 2006 the municipality of Scafa

entrusts the management of the park to it, who restores a building making it a centre for environmental

education.

Work:

- cleaning of the paths;

- maintenance of the equipped areas;

- cleaning of the contiguous area of the seventeenth-century flour mill;

- contribution in the organisation of events and manifestations.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will stay in a guesthouse near the Equipped Park with two rooms, 3

baths with showers, 1 kitchen.

Location and leisure: Scafa is a lovely small village in Abruzzo, near Pescara far about 170 Km from Rome.

The volunteers will work in the Sulphureous Sources Park of Lavino.


Terminal: Roma International airports; Chieti train station; Pescara airports; Scafa train station

LEG28 - Renovating mountain trails in Madonie Regional Park


Date: 17 -31/08

Type: Environmental


Age: 18+

Project summary: In the heart of Madonie Regional Park in Sicily, the volunteers will renovate and open

mountain trails for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism.

Description











Work: the volunteers will work at the maintenance and creation of mountain paths inside the Regional park

(also using GPS mapping), the creation and installation of touristic signs and fences, removal of weed and

fire monitoring. They will also do some renovation work in the Refuge and the surrounding area.









forest.







LEG29 - Majella, Mother mountain of nature and culture

Location: Pretoro, province of Chieti, Abruzzo region

Date: 19-31/08

Type: Environmental


Age: 4-99 (family camp)

Project summary: Within the wonderful Majella National Park, we will work for the maintenance of the

paths and, in particular, of the Faunal Areas of Wolf and Roe Deer, renovating the trails along Valle del

Foro.

Description:

Project: The goal of the project is the restoration and the maintenance of the Faunal Areas of Wolf and Roe

Deer of Serramonacesca, the valorization of Pretoro village and the maintenance of the Park trails near the

Environmental Education Centre.

Legambiente local group: The Environmental Education Center and Experience "Il Grande Faggio" is an

agency for the sustainable development that addresses local communities, tourists, schools, groups and

families. Recognized by the Abruzzo region as "Regional Centre of Interest", it is listed on the National

System INFEA and belongs to the National Network of Environmental Education Centres of Legambiente.

The Centre offers activities ranging from teaching-scientific laboratory to hiking and mountain tourism also

including voluntary experiences in environment.

Work: trails arrangements, clearing from infesting vegetation, placing and restoring signs along the paths

and restoration of some significant places.

Accommodation and food: the volunteers will be hosted in the Centre itself: 4 rooms will be available.

Location and leisure: The town of Pretoro, of Roman origins (Praetorium), has nowadays a typical medieval

structure. Among the most interesting relics of the past are the cave mills, located in the valley, where the

millers worked with ancient methods until a few decades ago. Within the walls of Pretoro, the art of wood

carving is still alive, although very downsized compared to the past, which results into valuable artifacts, as

forks , mortars, sticks.

Overlooking the valley of the Forum and on the hills of Chieti, Pretoro is the north gate of the Majella

National Park. The environment is rich in ecological peculiarities and popular ancient and fascinating

traditions, showing the harmony between man and nature.

Specific Requirements: attitude to walk; the presence of herbaceous species in bloom makes the workcamp

not recommended to allergy sufferers.

Participation Fee: (no fee for children under 5)







Language: Italian and English will be the official languages in the camp.

Terminal: nearest train stations are Pescara and Chieti; nearest airports are Pescara and Rome.

LEG30 - Timpa Natural Reserve

Location: Acireale, province of Catania, Sicilia region

Date: 26/08 – 04/09

Type: Environmental


Age: 18 - 35

Project summary: We invite you to bring life to the Natural Reserve la Timpa, beautiful promontory above

the sea! You will work for the promotion of one of the most beautiful places in Sicily.

Description

Project: The workcamp is part of the project “Un tocco di…ambiente, cultura, futuro” financed by the public

Department for Youth and Civil Service, in collaboration with municipal administration of Acireale and the

forestry public agency, Azienda Foreste Demaniali Etnea. The aims of the project are the extension and the

intensification of the uses and facilities of the Chiazzette and in particular of the “Fortezza del Tocco”,

which are at the moment insufficient to guarantee a proper touristic attraction in the natural reserve; the

realization of training courses for environmental educators and natural guides and an improvement of the

promotion of the natural reserve.

The volunteers will be carrying out various environmental tasks inside the paths of the natural reserve, as

restoration, gardening, cleaning and the placement of info signs.

The volunteers will also be involved in the touristic promotion of the reserve at the info point located in “La

Fortezza del Tocco”.

Legambiente local group: The association “Circolo Legambiente Sartorius von Waltershausen” was born in

Acireale in 1991. The aims of the association are the protection and the promotion of the natural area of

Acireale. The main activities of the association are:

- Environmental education workshops in schools;

- Realization of promotional materials of the natural reserve La Timpa;

- Participation at the national activities promoted by Legambiente such as “ operazione spiagge

pulite”, “Goletta verde”, “Festa dell’albero”, “Puliamo il Mondo”, “Ecomostri” , “Guida blu del

Touring” ;

- Running of the info point located in “La Fortezza del Tocco”.

Work:

- Restoration

- Gardening

- Cleaning

- Placement of info signs

- Tourism promotion (info point)

- Raising awareness among the citizens

The volunteers will work on the tasks in groups and in shift work, so that everybody will be involved in

everything.

Study part: During the workcamp there will be informative meetings regarding the local Flora and Fauna

and Geology.

Accommodation and food: The participants will sleep in a school in shared rooms and sleeping bag

accommodation. There are basic facilities with showers and a kitchen. Internet connection is not available.

Location and leisure: Acireale is a baroque city situated between the sea and the volcano Etna.

The territory consists of a strip that runs parallel and close to the coast about 6 km. This is a massive tiered

format and faults, which originated from the central crater since it seems to emerge with its lava from the

sea. It is formed by overlapping layers occurring at different times.

At the feet of the central section of the reserve there is the seaside village of Santa Maria La Scala, which

can also be reached by a staircase that starts from Acireale zig-zag across the central part of the Timpa

(called the Chiazzette).

Language : English will be the official language of the workcamp

Terminal: The nearest airport is Catania Fontanarossa. Attention: The last bus or train from Catania to

Acireale leaves at 20:30

LEG31 - Urban ReGeneration

Location: Eboli, province of Salerno, Campania region

Date: 05 – 15/09

Type: Renovation


Age: 18-60

Project summary: The purpose of the camp is the urban regeneration of Eboli and in particular to make

livable and crowded again the main Republic Square.

Description

Project: The camp activities will be directed mainly to the urban decor and more specifically to the

restoration and enhancement of Republic Square in Eboli.

The square is located in the heart of the town. Until the ‘90 the square was the place where young people

could meet and socialize, and the location of important and interesting cultural activities. For almost two

years, it was closed to the public because of the restoration of its monuments and the laying of new

flooring. At its reopening, it has lost its social value no longer able to aggregate the new generations in it.

We would like a cozy, green and crowded square. We want to imagine an eco-creative Square, redesigned

with the use of sustainable materials and structures.

The motivation of the camp is linked to the revival of the community spirit that takes care of its spaces and

lives them intensively.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente local group in Eboli was born in 1997 thanks to the fusion with

another local group, its name is "Silaris". The Legambiente Silaris statute says that: "…Legambiente is a

volunteer Association. Its members attend to the activities in an individual way, spontaneous and free, only

for solidarity. It acts for a society based on an equilibrate relation between humans and nature, for the

respect of the biodiversity; and for a sustainable development for the defence of the environment and of

the cultural heritage."

The local groups counts 60 members that dedicate their free time to the Association. The age of our

members goes from 16 to 75. They share several different moments of socialization.

The Association house in Eboli is located in the old part of the city. It is a nice building recently constructed.

Here a list of our main activities:

- Preservation of the local dune restricted area "Legambiente Silaris" along the coast of our city. This part of

the coast belongs to the "Natural Reserve Foce-Sele" moreover it is a special area recognized by the E.U. as

Sic IT 805001.

- Environmental Education in the schools in Eboli.

- Awareness campaigns for students and people about: energy; pollution, waste; studies about the

vegetation; coastal erosion.

- Partnership with public Institutions for serious environmental problems.

- Partnership with other Associations and with the Csv Sodalis Salerno about peace, racism, social and

cultural growth.

- Project "Orti di Città" for elder people.

- Summer work-camp during summertime.

- Voluntary Civil Service

- Dog-sitter project to help dogs without any owner, in cooperation with the league for the protection of

dogs. Our Association would like to continue and improve the promotion and valorization of the voluntary

activities as a form of social and political participation, because we think that "another world is possible"

and that is necessary to build up a society more equitable and sustainable.

Legambiente Silaris Eboli have been running national and international volunteer camps in Eboli for over

ten years.

Work: The purpose of the camp is the urban regeneration through sustainable decorations.

We want to make livable and crowded the main Republic Square in Eboli. The camp will take place mainly

in the Square. The main activities will be: cleaning of the War memorial; cleaning and maintenance of the

gardens and flowerbeds already existing (thematic flowerbeds: herbs, evergreens, local flowers, etc.);

maintenance and repainting public existing seats; installation and painting of flower boxes for urban

decoration to be placed in front of the elementary school to be managed by classes; installation of

ecological benches obtained by the recovery of used platforms; "Games of yore", construction of ancient

games, placed near the school; installation of a bus shelter with recyclable material and creative painting

Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in “San Pietro Alli Marmi”an ancient Norman

abbey with an important historical Library. Four bedrooms will be available, with two common bathrooms

and two showers. The kitchen will be located in Legambiente home and local typical products will be used

for the meals. Internet access won’t be available.

Location and leisure: Eboli is a Southern town with approximately 38.000 inhabitants.

As agricultural center, Eboli is known mainly for olive oil and for dairy products, among which the most

renowned is the buffalo mozzarella.

One part of the mountains that surround the town of Eboli belongs to Picentini Park. The archaeological

excavations prove that the Eboli area has been inhabited since the Copper and Bronze Ages, and attested

(from the 5th century BC) the presence of the so-called Villanovan civilization.

The center of the town is characterized by a square from the elliptical shape that retains the charm of a

nineteenth century ambient. The monument is dedicated to the fallen during the First World War. The

square is crowded during Sunday mornings. Inside the square there are historical monuments, fountains,

seating and public gardens.

The old town in Eboli is very nice and characterized by very important historical streets and buildings. There

are many restaurants where you can taste local dishes.

During the workcamp there will be an excursion tour in Pompeii.

The volunteers will visit the areas managed by Legambiente in the territory of the Campania region.


Terminal: Capodichino International Airport In Naples – Salerno train station (last train to Eboli at 19.55

pm – Napoli Train Station (last train to Eboli at 19.23 pm)

LEG32 - Naturalambro

Location: Merone, province of Como, Lombardia region

Date: 03-17/10

Type: Environmental


Age: 18-99

Project summary: Increase biodiversity through ecological connections and species monitoring in Lambro

Park

Description

Project: The camp is part of a project called NATURALAMBRO. The park is realising ecological connection

between different natural environments of the park, in order to improve the biodiversity of the area.

Legambiente is collaborating with the project by involve local communities, students and volunteers.

During the workcamp, the second international congress on land stewardship will take place, with the

participation of Legambiente’s European partners.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Lombardia performs its activities on a regional basis, with more

than 100 local groups. It promotes initiatives against the soil consumption and for the conservation of

natural resources. The members are involved in activities such as raising awareness, information,

education, scientific issues.

Work: The work will be always in direct collaboration with the technical staff of the park and it will be

divided in two parts: one focused on fauna projects: specially bird ringing and monitoring, and native spices

conservation; the second part is about forest improvement and creation of ecological corridors.

Volunteers will help Legambiente in the organization of the international congress on “Land Stewardship”

(welcome participants, logistical organization ecc.)

Study part: Volunteers will participate in workshops and trainings on environment and sustainability. Main

subject of the program will be the conservation of forests, soil and biodiversity. They will participate in

workshop on land stewardship at the international congress.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a hostel, with self-managed kitchen. There will be

an environmental friendly diet with local products and little meat.

Location and leisure: The Park's territory extends 25 km-long stretch along the river Lambro, between

Pusiano and Alserio lakes in the north and Parco della Villa Reale di Monza in the south. It includes the hilly

stretch of the river Lambro and has different features along its route. The area of the lakes is the most

interesting from a naturalistic point of view, since it includes lake environments which are already

safeguarded in part by Riserva naturale orientata della Riva Orientale del Lago di Alserio. As a matter of

fact, both lakes are Sites of Community Importance (SCI)

Specific Requirements: Motivation letter is required. Volunteers have to be interested in ecology and

natural science.

Language:

English will be the official language in the camp.

Terminal: Milan’s airports. Merone train station (last train from Milano Cadorna station at 21.00)

LEG33, LEG34 – Paestum Raising Peace: social inclusion of migrants

Location: Paestum, province of Salerno, Campania region

Dates: LEG33: 11- 21/07; LEG34: 22/07- 01/08

Type: Social, Environmental

Number of volunteers: 10 (5 Italian + 5 international)

Age: 18+

Description:

Project: Legambiente Paestum has the mission to transform an abandoned space – the dune ecosystem

that goes from the coast to the archaeological area – in an open-air laboratory for the knowledge of coast

ecosystem, addressing local community, tourists, students, researchers. The dune is in fact the most

valuable environmental element in the ecosystem, thanks to the psammofite vegetation and particularly

the sea lily.

Nowadays called “Dune Oasis”, it became a social experiment where artistic performances, concerts,

cinema, books presentation and voluntary activities are organised.

Recently, Legambiente started collaborating with the migrants’ shelter in Paestum, fostering their social

inclusion, through language courses, socialising events, migrants’ participation in maintenance activities in

the Dune Oasis. The workcamps are included in these inclusion project and foreseen the participation of

migrants in the camps activities. The aim is to make the migrants feel active protagonist of the valorisation

of their hosting territory. The volunteers will share with them an ordinary life experience, participating all

together in the serene relational group dynamics. They will help in the language learning and in valorising

their competences and capacities.

Legambiente local group: Born in 1987, Legambiente local group in Paestum - Freewheeling – is currently

enaged in the running of Dune Oasis; in the project "Paestumanità" for the valorisation of the

archaeological area; in the campaign "No Tonz" fighting against the artificialisation of the coast.

Work: the volunteers will work together with the migrants at the environmental maintenance of the Dune

Oasis, visitirs’ welcoming, signals’ creation, preparation of the 3rd edition of the festival Festambiente

Paestumanità.

Study part: there will be informal training sessions about migrants’ inclusion and conservation of coast

habitat.

Accommodation: guest house in the Dune Oasis.

Location and leisure: Paestum is a little town founded during VI century b.C. by Greeks, who built

wonderful temples - and civilization – that now consitute a very important archeological area (UNESCO site)

among the best maintaines in the Mediterranean.

Special requirements: open-minded volunteers are welcome; a basic knowledge of Italian is needed.

Language: Italian is the official language of the camp because of the learning process of migrants. However,

English and French will be widely used to ensure the communication among migrants, Italian and foreign

volunteers.

LEG35 – Palascìa lighthouse

Location: Otranto, province of Lecce, Puglia region

Date: 15 - 30/07

Type: Environmental, Renovation


Age: 18+

Description

Project: Legambiente has recovered Palascìa lighthouse through a legal dispute, because it had been

assigned for a private villa. Thanks to the positive result of the dispute, the lighthouse was given back for

community purposes. The first project in the regained lighthouse was a museum run by the university.

After some more years of abandonment, the lighthouse has been restored with public funds and assigned

to Legambiente, with the aim of creating a Centre for Environmental Education. From now on, the Centre

must be set up: the project foresees restoration facilities with health food laboratories, the arrangement of

didactic rooms with scientific equipment, the maintenance of paths and signals.

Legambiente local group: the local group “Morrieri” was born at the end of 90’ to safeguard a precious and

delicate territory at the eastern Italian part: Capo d’Otranto. Legambiente local group saved the area of

Cervi cave preventing the building of a tourism big structure; it promoted the craetion of the Park Otranto

Leuca and conserved the Turchi bay.

Work: Volunteers will arrange part of the building as didactic room, they will create small gadgets, do the

maintenance of the wooden fence and make signals for the official trekking paths

Study part: responsible tourism and experimental archaeology

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will live in the lighthouse.

Location and leisure: Capo d’Otranto is immersed in a valuable natural environment with different marine

and land protected areas, a dune ecosystem and Mediterranean vegetation. The lighthouse was built in

1869 to identify the eastern part of Italy; it is among the five lighthouses under protection of the European

Union and also hosts the meteorological station Otranto-Punta Palascia

Specific Requirements: Predisposition to walk and hiking; manual ability.


Terminal: Nearest airport: Brindisi. Nearest train station: Lecce or Otranto.

LEG36 – Valorisation of Anapo valley

Location: Sortino, province of Sirausa, Sicilia region

Date: 25/07 - 08/08



Age: 18 - 35

Project summary: the workcamp fosters the promotion of important historical and artistic heritage sites,

the valorization of traditional handicraft and the social interaction with authorities, local population and

tourist sites users.

Description

Project: This project has been confirmed this year for its sense of continuity with last years' works and with

the will of giving a follow up to these healthy active policies through brand new ideas and start-ups. Brand

new projects that reveal the maturity of intentions of the group and its members who can count on the

ten-year experience of the Legambiente local group. The work will be enhanced by the partnership with the

Forest Department and local artisans; the working time will be alternated with recreational moments

including the discovery of the surroundings and the interaction with the local community.

The program will focus especially on the following activities:

• “How Is It Made? The Traditional ‘Panaro’ Wooden Basket”: workshop aimed at the realization of

the traditional woden baskets called "panaro" held by an expert artisan;

• "The Only Fence We Like": secure dangerous areas at the ancient hermitage hosting the

accommodation facilities by renovating the picket fence (in cooperation with the Forest

Department);

• "Broadening the Horizons": cleaning up and opening new paths through the Nature Reserve of

Pantalica and Anapo Valley (in cooperation with the Forest Department);

• “Work Health and Safety Training Course”: course on the correct use of the tools, safety and

accident prevention;

• "A Juicy Welcome": fitting a gazebo at the entrances of the Nature Reserve of Pantalica and Anapo

Valley to welcome the users with some fresh orange juice (gently offered by local farmers) and

make them aware about the site they are going to visit and about the Legambiente organization

and its activities.

Legambiente local group: The local group Ecopolis was born in 2005 thanks to a group of young people that

decided to fight against the lack of civic sense, the inadequacy of public policies, to improve the respect

towards common goods and to raise the value of the natural and cultural heritage of the area. The group

adopted the slogan “say by doing” and worked to give positive inspirations to the local community.

Work: The work is divided in teams, which are led by local volunteers. There will mainly be manual work

and part of it will be done at the site of the workcamp itself (renovation of parts of the volunteer's

accommodation facility). The working day will be divided into two short shifts, one in the morning and one

in the afternoon, from Monday to Friday.

Study part: During the workcamp the volunteers will focus their attention on the respect of nature and the

topic of the ecology today, discussing their own ideas and reporting their concrete experiences.

Accommodation and food: The accommodation is composed of 5 rooms in one corridor, a furnished

kitchen with tools and pottery, 2 bathrooms and a large open space. The diet during the workcamp will be

exclusively the Mediterranean one.

Language: English

Terminal: Catania International Airport Fontana Rossa

LEG-MTV01 - Parco Monte Barro Hostel

Location: Galbiate, province of Lecco, Lombardia region

Date: 14/03 – 05/06

Type: ENVI


Age: 18+

Description

Project: The Parco Monte Barro Hostel is located next to the Hermitage of Monte Barro. The hostel is run

by Legambiente local group with the aim of enhancing the natural and cultural value of the park and to

raise awareness about its safeguard. Legambiente with other local associations organizes environmental

education activities addressing schools and groups of adults.

Its central position in the park (at 750 meters above sea level, with sweeping views over the Brianza lakes

and the Eastern branch of Lake Como) and its proximity to some areas of cultural interest make the

Hermitage a perfect venue for accommodation, excursions, educational activities and conferences.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Lecco Onlus was born in 1978 as Committee for the Protection of

the Environment, and since 1987 it has been part of Legambiente.

Legambiente Lecco operates mainly in the context of the district of Lecco, in addition of being the office of

the regional coordination of Legambiente voluntary committee. Since 2008, it has been managing four

"Houses in the Forest". In March 2013 Legambiente won the call for the management of the Parco Monte

Barro Hostel and for environmental education activities within the same Regional Park.

Work: The volunteers will be supporting in managing the hostel doing different kind of works such as the

custody of the hostel in daytime and nighttime, the maintenance works, cleaning of the structure and of

the belonging parts both inside and outside, welcoming of the guests and the preparation and cleaning of

the rooms used by them.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a private apartment in the hostel. There are no

public means of transport that connect the hostel with the closest town, which is 5 km far away from the

hostel. Volunteers will have to cover this distance on foot or by car sharing if they want to go downtown.

The apartment will be shared with other volunteers and employees of the hostel.

Location and leisure: Galbiate, Lecco district, Lombardia region, North of Italy – Monte Barro Regional Park.

Monte Barro is the only mountain in a hilly area between Milan and Lecco, close to Como Lake. From their

accommodation on the top of the mountain, volunteers will have the chance to admire the beautiful

landscapes. Volunteers will have the possibility to visit the archaeological site, the bird-watching point and

the ethnographic museum located inside the Monte Barro Park while having relaxing walks.

Specific Requirements: Motivation letter is required.

Volunteers should be prepared and willing to walk and live in a mountain environment.

Language: English will be the official language in the camp; at least a basic knowledge of Italian language is

desired.

Terminal: Milan International Airports (Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate) / Bergamo international Airport

(Orio al Serio) / Lecco railway station;

LEG-MTV02 - Environmental Education Centre in Prim’Alpe

Location: Canzo, province of Como, Lombardia region

Date: 05/04 – 04/06

Type: Environmental


Age: 18-99

Description

Project: Prim' Alpe (First Alp) was a historical farm estate inhabited and managed by two large families.

However, the estate was abandoned in the '50s and it was incorporated into the Reserve of Corni di Canzo.

The Forestry and Agriculture Regional Public Service, ERSAF, took responsibility of Prim'Alpe and the main

building was restored to preserve its original architectural features.

Legambiente currently manages the structure, having established an environmental education centre, a

hostel and managing the museum of the Natural History of 'Corni di Canzo'. Samples of the fauna, geology,

palaeontology, and botany of the natural reserve are exhibited here.

Legambiente local group: Legambiente Lombardia performs its activities on a regional basis, with more

than 100 local groups. It promotes initiatives against the soil consumption and for the conservation of

natural resources. The members are involved in activities such as raising awareness, information,

education, scientific issues.

Legambiente Lombardia is one of the most known association for its campaigns: Goletta dei Laghi (analysis

of the lakes to promote the preservation of the coastlines), Custodia del Territorio (sustainable soil use,

environment and biodiversity protection with land stewardship activities). Legambiente invests several

resources in understanding and forecasting the possible environmental impacts of new technologies, in

educating and promoting the adoption of responsible behaviour, and in lobbying for environmentally

correct political decisions. For these purposes Legambiente has created several Environment Education

Centres

Work: Work will be mainly to welcome and spread information to the guests of Prim’alpe, the daily

management of the centre, to take care of the vegetable garden, support in the educational activities with

schools, help in preparation of food, participate in the organisation of events.

Study part: Volunteers will have the possibility to participate in workshops and trainings on environment

and sustainability. Main subject of the program will be the conservation of forests, soil and biodiversity.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted legambiente staff house. A little mountain house next

to the Environmental Education Centre guest house, with one bedroom and a self-managed kitchen. Please

note that the house is isolated in the wood, about 30 minutes walking from Canzo village.

Location and leisure: The regional forest of Corni di Canzo covers approximately 450 ha in the territory of

the Larian Triangle, the area between the two branches of Lake Como.

The forest extends from the source of Ravella to the 'Corni di Canzo' in the North to the Ridge Sasso

Malascarpa - Monte Cornizzolo in the South.

The Horns of Canzo refers to the two peaks that tower above the Ravella Valley, North East of Canzo. The

Summit of the Western Horn is 1,372 m.

The Natural Reserve of Sasso Malascarpa lies within the state's rural territory. In the Reserve, we have

important environmental features such as the Sasso Malascarpa, that is enriched with fossils and

Conchodon, the ploughed fields and Petrifying springs. Here, numerous studies on the evolution of natural

vegetation and bats have been conducted.

The Forest is a popular natural attraction and receives around 100,000 visitors per year.


Volunteers should be prepared and willing to walk and live in a mountain environment.

Language:


Terminal: Milan’s airports. Canzo train station (last train from Milano Cadorna station at 21.00).

LEG-MTV03 - The river circuit

Location: Malnate, province of Varese, Lombardia region

Date: 31/05 – 23/07

Type: Environmental/Renovation


Min – max age: 18-99

Project summary: Volunteers will help Legambiente staff on a project about protection end maintenance of

the area involving the participation of citizens. The Olona is the main river of the area, it’s polluted and

source of hydrogeological risk for the inhabitants. The aim of the project is to bring back people to live in

balance with the river.

Description

Project: Volunteers will help Legambiente staff on a project about protection end maintenance of the area

involving the participation of citizens. The Olona is the main river of the area, it’s polluted and source of

hydrogeological risk for the inhabitants. The aim of the project is to bring back people to live in balance

with the river.







Legambiente Lombardia performs its activities on a regional basis, with more than 100 local groups. It

promotes initiatives against the soil consumption and for the conservation of natural resources. The

members are involved in activities such as raising awareness, information, education, scientific issues.

Work: Volunteers will support the local community in the restoration of an historical building, in cleanings

of woods etc. They will take care of the vegetable garden.

They will participate as co-leader in the teenager workcamps and will support in the organization of events

as the “Big jump”, international campaign for living rivers.

Study part: Volunteers will have the possibility to participate in workshops and trainings on environment

and sustainability. We’ll meet during the camp local expert of flora and fauna and we‘ll see activities of the

“protezione civile” about prevention of idrogeological risk.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will hosted in a flat. Food will be provided (environmental friendly

diet with local and seasonal products and little meat) and prepared directly by participants.

During the short term workcamps they will move in tents with other volunteers.

Location and leisure: The Olona Valley is characterized by a typical vegetation of the Lombard moor and it

offers different kind of beautiful panoramas; tradition and culture complete the rich painting of the

territory that brags architectural presences from the medieval age to the renaissance: an happy marriage

between story and nature.

In leisure time volunteers will make bike's trips in the area and visit lakes.


Language:


Terminal: Malpensa AIrport, Malnate and Varese railway station.

GROUP PROJECTS Legambiente organizes group workcamps ad hoc for students, employees, classes, hosted in the

Environmental Education Centres that Legambiente local groups manage in different areas in Italy.

Example

Geological paths and history in Tuscany

Location: The Sustainable Development National Centre is located in the heart of Tuscany, in the Maremma

Regional Park. It is a privileged position which makes it the perfect place to start hikes and walking tours in

the wide environmental and landscape heritage of our land. Roselle's archaeological site, Uccellina

European Natural Park, Sovana, Sorano and Pitigliano’s Etruscan evidences, Faunal Reserve of Amiata

Mountain are only some of the many possible itineraries for guests of the Centre, located very close to

some of the most beautiful Italian beaches and sea-side resorts, such as Marina di Alberese, Cala Violina

and Castiglione della Pescaia as well as Monte Argentario Peninsula or the National Park of Tuscan

Archipelago.

Leambiente local group: The Centre of Environmental Education (CEA) and Sustainable Development is

part of the Network of Environmental Education Centres of Legambiente Scuola e Formazione (School and

Training) which works in close collaboration with local, national and international organizations promoting

activities, projects and environmental research. It is certified with the ecolabel of Legambiente Turismo. It

hosts also the Secretary of the international festival of Legambiente (Festambiente www.festambiente.it) ,

of the Renewable Energy Centre (www.fonti-rinnovabili.it) and of Legambiente Turismo

(www.legambienteturismo.it) . It’s also a centre for sustainable tourism development that addresses its

cultural, tourism and recreational activities to schools, universities, associations, organizations, groups,

families and individual visitors.

Accommodation: The Environmental Centre can accommodate up to 90 people in rooms of 4/6 people

with bunk beds and toilets. Some of the rooms, built on the ground floor, are wheelchair accessible. It has

several common areas, such as the large and panoramic dining room, two very big rooms equipped, several

classroom with multimedia equipment (laboratory equipped with stereoscopic and microscopes).

Equipment avalaible: telescope, lime,projectors, video equipment and sound equipment, personal

computer, environmental library, wifi

Food comes from local organic productions.

The activities offered by the CEA are:

• environmental education;

• science and nature laboratories;

• courses for teachers and support for educational programs;

• biodiversity field surveys;

• training courses in environmental fields;

• walking tourism for individuals or groups;

• event promotion and enhancement of cultural, environmental, historical and gastronomic heritage

of Maremma;

• volunteer experiences in the environmental field.

• sustainable energy lab related which can be combined with excursions on the territory

Description

Working activities:

• Restoring trails and paths around Centre IL Girasole signalposting especially to the ZPM area

(protected area along the migratory birds routes)

• Making CEA more comfortable and useful for schools and children

• Building games and training materials in the renewable energy or biodiversity field

• Writing panels and posters in English and/or French for international school groups that visit us

• Taking part in rural activities of Maremma Area (horses, cows, agriculture, etc.)

Training:

• Basic biodiversity experiences

• Renewable energies courses and experiences by visiting areas

• Astronomy with a special guide and telescope in place

Leisure time: Special and unique itineraries can be organized to visit:

- Sustainable energy farms (wind and solar) in Poggi Alti, Monterotondo, Sticciano, etc.

- Tuscan typical eno-gastronomy tour (visiting the best organic farms of the Maremma’s countryside

by tasting typical produces and Tuscan wines).

- Maremma Natural Park: The Maremma Regional Park was founded in 1975. It is located along the

southern part of the Maremma coast in between two small towns, Principina a Mare to the North

and Talamone to the South. It is characterised by a wild hill chain, which leads to sandy beaches

and cliffs and is surrounded by marshes, pine trees, cultivated land and pastures. It is possible to

take part in many walking tours within the Park’s area.

- Diaccia Botrona regional reserve. It covers more than a thousand hectares of land and it is

estimated to be one of the most important wetlands in Italy and Europe. The Reserve has a rare

and remarkable ecosystem which contributes greatly to the preservation of the area’s biodiversity.

In the Reserve it is possible to visit the Casa Ximenes (known as Casa Rossa) multimedia museum

which is an extremely new observation point with sophisticated mobile cameras.

- Fauna reserve of Amiata Mountains. On the basis of the same idea of German wild parks, this

Reserve is an area where it is possible to admire wild animals in an environment as natural as

possible because they are not kept in cages or in fenced areas. The main attraction of the Reserve is

the wolf. Nearby there is the Labbro mountain where you can see the rests of a local community

(Giurisdavidica), a movement of religious and social revolution, which was founded by Davide

Lazzaretti in the second half of the ninth century.

- Archaeological Park the City of Tufa. It offers the tourist the opportunity to visit an undamaged

landscape, characterised by volcanic rocks to whom the Park owes its name. From the historical

point of view, the most interesting phase is the Etrurian one: Sovana is the best example of this

phase thanks to its surrounding necropolis with many significant tombs. Other two towns of great

historical and archaeological interest are Pitigliano and Sorano, which hosts the Medieval and

Renaissance Museum.

- Vetulonia is an ancient Etrurian town which provided Rome with its symbols of the bundles of the

lictors and the axe. The period of its greatest glory was between the 7th and the 6thcentury before

Christ. Nearby today’s town, which hosts an important archaeological museum, there is a

necropolis with tombs of great interest.

- Roselle is an Etruscan (VIIth century before Christ), Roman and medieval town which lies just a few

kilometres from Grosseto. The most important ruins which deserve to be mentioned are: the forum

on which the basilica and the Roman workshops overlook, the Roman Domus also called “ Domus

of Mosaics, the impressive amphitheatre which is still used as a stage for theatre performances and

the surrounding walls. Besides Roselle you can organize a very interesting historical tour of the

Etruscan and Roman ruins such as Vetulonia, Populonia, Ghiaccio Forte, Vitozza, Cosa, Tarquinia,

etc.

Participation fee: the fee varies according to the kind of services requested.

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