LEGAMBIENTE Workcamps 2017

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. LEGAMBIENTE VOLUNTARY DEPARTMENT Via Salaria 403, 00199 Roma - ITALY Website: http://international.legambiente.it/ volontariato@legambiente.it - Fax: +39 06 23325776 Incoming: Rossella Fasano Outgoing: Laura Marino incoming@legambiente.it outgoing@legambiente.it tel +39 0686268326 tel +39 0686268324 General coordinator: Luca Stasi – l.stasi@legambiente.it Teen and family projects: Giorgia Chiocchini – g.chiocchini@legambiente.it

CODE NAME LOCATION WORK DATES AGE NOTES

LEG01 Love the mountains in Alpe Dosso Delebio, province of Sondrio Lombardia region envi 09-22/07/2017 18+

Motivation letter and skype interview

LEG02 Love the mountains in Orobie Park Castello dell’Acqua, province of Sondrio, Lombardia region envi 28/05-10/06/2017 18+

Motivation letter and skype interview

LEG06 Timpa Natural Reserve Acireale, province of Catania, Sicilia region envi 25/08-03/09/2017 18+ -

LEG07 Vittoriese workcamp Vittorio Veneto, province of Treviso, Veneto region envi, reno 18-31/08/2017 18+ need to be able to ride bike

LEG08 Refrontolo Refrontolo, province of Treviso, Veneto region envi, reno 03-16/08/2017 18+ need to be able to ride bike

LEG09 Altogether for a safer country Chiaverano, province of Torino, Piemonte region envi, reno 24/07-07/08/2017 18+ -

LEG10 Alpago Lamosano, province of Belluno, Veneto region envi, reno 28/06-11/07/2017 18+ need to be able to ride bike

LEG11 Workcamp Carmignano 2017 Carmignano, province of Prato, Toscana region envi, reno 11-25/07/2017 18+ Motivation letter

LEG12 Archeological heritage in Madonie Regional Park Castellana Sicula, province of Palermo, Sicilia region arch, envi 01-14/08/2017 18+ Motivation letter

LEG13 In defense of the Sicilian Nature Petralia Sottana, province of Palermo, Sicilia region envi 16-31/08/2017 18+

attitude to live in mountains environment

need to be able to ride bike.

LEG14 Park RTO - Teen Carnago, province of Varese, Lombardia region envi 26/06-07/07/2017 15 - 17

need to be able to ride bike Teen camp. Participation fee

100 Euro

LEG15 Along the river in the Park valle del Lanza Bizzarrone, province of Como, Lombardia region envi 10-24/07/2017 18+ -

LEG16 Naturalambro Merone, province of Como, Lombardia region envi 11-24/06/2017 18+

Interest in ecology and naturale science

LEG17 Back to spring Sarno, province of Salerno, Campania region envi 26/06-07/07/2017 18+ -

LEG18 Over the border - Teen Sala Biellese, provinve of Biella, Piemonte region envi 31/07-09/08/2017 15 - 17

Motivation letter Teen camp. Participation fee

100 Euro

LEG19 Valverde: green is better Valverde, province of Pavia, Lombardia region envi 17-30/07/2017 18+ Motivation letter

LEG20 The Nature Show - Teen Porto Sant'Elpidio, province of Fermo, Marche region Envi, Fest 10-25/07/2017 18+

Motivation letter Teen camp. Participation fee

100 Euro

LEG21 Biodiversity in Campo dei Fiori Brinzio, province of Varese, Lombardia region envi 31/07-13/08/2017 18+ need to be able to ride bike

LEG22 The House in the forest - Teen Prim’Alpe di Canzo, province of Como, Lombardia region envi 21/08-03/09/2017 15-17

Attitude to live in mountain Teen camp. Participation fee

100 Euro

LEG23 The wood I wish Grumento Nova, province of Potenza, Basilicata region envi, manu 20/06-10/07/2017 18+ Ability in manual work

LEG24 Montepulciano's Lake Tre Berte, Montepulciano, province of Siena, Toscana region

envi, agri 22/05-03/06/2017 18+ Interest in agriculture

Only 4 participants

LEG25 Go biking in Eastern Veneto - Teen San Stino di Livenza, province of Venezia, Veneto region envi 10-22/07/2017 15-17

need to be able to ride bike Teen camp. Participation fee

100 Euro

LEG26 Environment and legality at Vesuvio National Park

Ottaviano, province of Napoli, Campania region envi 15-29/07/2017 18+

attitude to walk in the mountains

LEG27 AgriCamp Rome Rome, Lazio region

envi 10-22/07/2017 18+ -

LEG28 Natural Park of Pian di Spagna Sorico, province of Como, Lombardia region envi 20/08-02/09/2017 18+

need to be able to ride bike Motivation letter and skype

interview

LEG29 Autumn in Monte Barro Galbiate, province of Lecco, Lombardia region envi, fest 24/09-07/10/2017 18+

Motivation letter and skype interview

LEG-MTV01 The ring on the river Malnate, province of Varese, Lombardia region

envi, reno

26/05-26/07/2017 18+ Motivation letter

VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME 2017

LEG01 – Love the mountains in Alpe Dosso Location: Delebio, province of Sondrio Lombardia region Date: 09 – 22/07 Type: Agriculture, Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 18+ Project summary: The Orobie Valtellinesi Mountains Park (http://www.parcorobievalt.com/) covers the northern side of the Orobie Alps chain. It 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. Descriprion: PROJECT: Alpe Dosso is located at 1600 meters over sea level surrounded by breathtaking landscapes. It is a place full of woods which are in need of constant maintenance. Volunteers will take care of pathways, woods, plants and different other things in order to keep the park clean and beautiful. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Lecco is made up of young and dinamic people, mostly under 30. The president himself is under 30 as well. 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. 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 that volunteers will be free to visit to enjoy fully the Orobie valtellinesi mountains park. 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: Our alpine hut at 1600 meters over sea level is quite isolated and has bad line reception. It takes 2 hours by foot to reach the alpine hut, which is provided of a kitchen, beds and toilets. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Predisposition to live, walk and work in the mountains. A project-related motivation letter is required and if necessary a skype interview. TERMINAL: Nearest airports: Orio al serio/Milano Malpensa Nearest train station: Colico LANGUAGE: English LEG02 – Love the mountains in Orobie Park Location: Castello dell’Acqua, province of Sondrio, Lombardia region Date: 28/05-10/06 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 5 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: The Orobie Valtellinesi Mountains Park (http://www.parcorobievalt.com/) covers the northern side of the Orobie Alps chain. It 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 .

LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Lecco is made up 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. LOCATION AND LEISURE: Volunteers wiil 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. WORK: Volunteers will be asked to clean pathways, eliminate infested plants 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. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Predisposition to live, walk and work in the mountains. A project-related motivation letter is required and if necessary a skype interview TERMINAL: Nearest airport: Orio al serio or Milano Malpensa. Nearest train station: Sondrio LANGUAGE: English LEG06 - Timpa Natural Reserve Location: Acireale, province of Catania, Sicilia region Date: 25/08 – 03/09 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 20 Age: 18+ (35?) PROJECT SUMMARY: We invite you to bring life to the Natural Reserve la Timpa, beautiful promontory above the sea! You will to work to 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”.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 nature 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”. LOCATION AND LEISURE: Acireale is a baroque city situated between the sea and the volcano Etna. The territory of the workcamp consists of a strip that runs parallel and close to the coast about 6 km. This is a massive tiered format and faults which is formed by overlapping layers occurring at different times.At the foot of the central section of the reserve 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 . WORK: - Restoration - Gardening

- Cleaning - Placement of info signs - Tourism promotion (info point) - Raising awareness and animating 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. The volunteers will also have the opportunity to join workshops about recycling. 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 self-managed kitchen. Internet connection is not available. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: interest in the specific topics of the project. TERMINAL: The nearest airport is Catania Fontanarossa. Attention: The last bus or train from Catania to Acireale leaves at 20:30 LANGUAGE: English LEG07 – Vittoriese workcamp Location: Vittorio Veneto, province of Treviso, Veneto region Date: 18– 31/08 Type: Environmental, Renovation Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: Vittorio Veneto workcamp will adopt a local area, cleaning and maintaining its paths and tracks that begin from Fenderl park in the centre of the city and rise on the hills behind. The camp will be set in a building in the park, which is the Cultural Centre of Vittorio Veneto organizations. Description PROJECT: Workcamp project in Vittorio Veneto is at the first edition. This international exchange aims at the adoption of the territory and taking care of it by the volunteers, showing the possibility of a new kind of slow and responsible tourism. For this reason, we decided to take charge of the maintenance of trails and wooden street furniture. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente del Vittoriese was born in 2014 following the dispute against the building of a tunnel road. Moreover, the group organises public events and supervises some projects and works that are making radical environmental changing. Some of the running campaigns: “Clean Up The Med”, raising awareness about environmental problems caused by fossil energies, demonstrations in defence of the Cansiglio Forest. LOCATION AND LEISURE: Vittorio Veneto is the symbol of peace after the First World War, which ended with the November 4th 1918 battle of the same name. The city lies on the slopes of Treviso’s Prealpi, is protected by the mild hills (with the landscapes of vineyards of Prosecco wine) and mountains (with Cansiglio Forest) and flown through by the quiet river Meschio. The town has excellent artistic, historic and architectural heritage. Possible visits: Venice, Treviso and Vittorio’s surroundings. WORK: Volunteers will be involved in environmental activities like cleaning and maintenance of paths and tracks that begin from centre of the village and rise on the hills behind. They will set up proper wood signals to improve the usability of paths. Moreover, volunteers will maintain wooden street furniture like benches and notice boards. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in the Cultural Centre of Vittorio Veneto, called Fenderl Park. Camp bed are provided (no pillows). SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: All participants have to be able to ride a bike. All volunteers need to wear working shoes during activities. TERMINAL: Venezia - Marco Polo airport (VCE) / Treviso airport (TSF) / Vittorio Veneto railway station. LANGUAGE: English

LEG08 – Refrontolo Location: Refrontolo, province of Treviso, Veneto region Date: 03 – 16/08 Type: Environmental, Renovation Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ Project summary: Refrontolo workcamp will adopt a local area, cleaning and maintaining paths and tracks that begin from centre of the village and rise on the hills behind. Description: PROJECT: Workcamp project in Refrontolo is the continuation of what Legambiente has been doing there since 2007. This international exchange aims to the adoption of a territory and taking care of it by the volunteers, showing that a slower and responsible tourism is possible. For this reason, we decided to take charge of the maintenance of trails and wooden street furnitures. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente del Vittoriese was born in 2014 following the dispute against the building of a tunnel road. Moreover, the group organises public events and supervises some projects and works that are making radical environmental changing. Some of the running campaigns: “Clean Up The Med”, raising awareness about environmental problems caused by fossil energies, demonstrations in defence of the Cansiglio Forest. LOCATION AND LEISURE: Refrontolo extends between the hills with the charming landscapes of vineyards, and is also called “The island of Refrontolo passito DOC” for the local sweet and aromatic wine. Near the centre of the village there’s the Battaglia-Spada Villa (XVII century) and between the hills, along the Lierza stream, there’s the enchanting ancient mill Molinetto della Croda (XVII century). Possible visits: Venice, Treviso and Refrontolo’s surroundings. WORK: Volunteers will be involved in environmental activities like cleaning and maintenance of paths and tracks that begin from centre of the village and rise on the hills behind. They will build proper wood signals to improve the usability of paths. Moreover, volunteers will maintain wooden street furniture like benches and notice boards. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in a school-gym; meals will be prepared in a common space used by local associations. Camp bed are provided (no pillows). SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: All participants have to be able to ride a bike. All volunteers need to wear working shoes during activities. TERMINAL: Venezia - Marco Polo airport (VCE) / Treviso airport (TSF) / Conegliano railway station. LANGUAGE: English LEG09 – Altogether for a safer country Location: Chiaverano, province of Torino, Piemonte region Date: 24/07 – 07/08 Type: Renovation Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ Summary project: The camp is set in Chiaverano, a small and nice village at the feet of the Alps, in the largest Morenic Amphitheatre in Europe. The area is also known as Canavese or “five lakes’ area”. Description PROJECT: The project is hold in Chiaverano, a village halfway between Turin and Aosta. It is located on the hills of Serra Morena, surrounded by chestnuts trees and old stone-walled banks. Trees and walls must be preserved and, in case, restored, because the territory shows evidences of possible hydrogeological damages. 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 will 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. 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. 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 might concern helping experts to organize events and excursions on naturalistic and anthropological themes. STUDY PART: A key point of the camp is the knowledge about 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 3 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 anywhere. TERMINAL: Airports: Torino Caselle, Milano Malpensa, Milano Linate, Orio al Serio. Ivrea Railway station. LANGUAGE: English LEG10– Alpago Location: Lamosano, province of Belluno, Veneto region Date: 28/06 – 11/07 Type: Environmental, Renovation Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: Lamosano workcamp will adopt a local area, cleaning and maintaining paths and tracks that begin from centre of the village and rise on the mountains behind. The camp will be set in a school with a great view. Description PROJECT: Workcamp project in Lamosano is at the first edition. This international exchange aims at the adoption of the territory and taking care of it by the volunteers showing that a slower and responsible tourism is possible. For this reason, we decided to take charge of the maintenance of trails and wooden street furniture. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Veneto has its roots in the anti-nuclear movement that developed in Italy in the second half of the '70s. Legambiente organises many environmental campaigns for monitoring and cleaning up the world, promotes the mobilization against pollution and for the use of alternative energy and renewable energy, the energy conservation, the preservation of some protected areas, fights illegal waste management and organises initiatives for the protection and enhancement of small municipalities that represent an important part of the history and culture of Italy. Moreover organises workcamps to showing that a slower and responsible tourism is possible. WORK: Volunteers will be involved in environmental activities like cleaning and maintenance of paths and tracks that begin from centre of the village and rise on the hills behind. They will build proper wood signals to improve the usability of paths. Moreover, volunteers will maintain wooden street furniture like benches and notice boards. ACCOMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in a school (above a kindergarten) in Lamosano. Camp bed are provided (no pillows). LOCATION AND LEISURE: Alpago is a small friendly community at foot of the Dolomites, a special heritage of biodiversity and landscape: hawks and eagles soar above; marmots, chamois and red deer populate the alpine meadows and valleys below; wild flowers vary from gentians to orchids. Spread in Alpago there are

medioeval castles and fortresses and many archaeological sites which bear witness to the presence of primitives, Romans and Paleoveneto settlers. Possible visits: Venice, Belluno, Alps and Lamosano’s surroundings. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: All participants have to be able to ride a bike. All volunteers need to wear working shoes during activities. TERMINAL: Venezia - Marco Polo airport (VCE) / Treviso airport (TSF) / Belluno railway station. LANGUAGE: English LEG11– Local is better: workcamp in Carmignano Location: Carmignano, province of Prato, Toscana region Date: 11/07 – 25/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: Poggio alla Malva workcamps is coming this year to its 5th edition. Join the leisure of the tuscany landscape and the cheerfulness of a great local community always happy to host volunteers from all over the world. Description PROJECT: For over 10 years, Prato Legambientehas been collaborating with the City of Carmignano for the realization of the international workcamp. In recent years, we have been able to work alongside the local communities of the various villages of the municipality of Carmignano (Bacchereto, Seano, Poggio alla Malva ect.) Working closely with the local administration, associations and locals alike. Each workcamp, each volunteer who has lived this experience, donated vitality and joy to the local community, with a commitment to the cultural and environmental heritage. Also for 2017 we want to continue the story that leads us to become volunteers for the environment and to discover the treasures of a little Italian, which we often forget about its beauty. 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 hystorical-social value connected to the past.(Etruscan heritage, II world war heritage and so on). STUDY PART: Formation on specific topics will be held through practical experience as well as non-formal learning methodologies. How to read a mountain pathway maps, how to behave in a hiking-thanks to collaboration with local CAI department (Italian Alpine Club). At the beginning of the workcamp some ice-breaking and group-building games/activities are foreseen. 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. At any time participants are encouraged to propose topics and activities to build togheter. 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). 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). See more also at http://www.areeprotette.provincia.prato.it/Artimino/artimino.php. 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: Motivation Letter to join the workcamp is required. During the summer in Italy, very high temperatures can be reached. It is therefore very important to tolerate and be available to work with the hot wave, although work will be in the early morning to avoid extreme hot. The village is quite small and mainly with older inhabitants; IT is important to show kindness and interest in joining the local community, especially because their hospitality is amazing. Volunteers have to be motivated to pass the time in a local community instead of big city/town life styles. 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). LANGUAGE: English LEG12– Archeological heritage in Madonie Regional Park Location: Castellana Sicula, province of Palermo, Sicilia region Date: 01 – 14/08 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: Volunteers will discover the Sicilian past working in the archaeological area of Contrada Muratore. Description PROJECT: The workcamp is about cleaning, excavation and construction of footpaths in the archaeological area of Contrada Muratore, in rural landscape of Castellana. Volunteers will be greeted by a united, strong, willing and hospitable community. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: the local group “Francesco Lojacono” was 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. 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 Castellana Sicula, where volunteers can use bike sharing service and free wi-fi. 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. WORK: Works will take place in a vast archaeological area and will mainly consist in the cleaning of the already excavated structures, and the enlargement of a trench. Volunteers will work under supervision of Park’s archaeologists. STUDY PART: volunteers will be involved in training about works and knowledge of the archaeological context. They will learn different cleaning techniques, excavation, collection of information, management of ceramic pieces. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: volunteers will be hosted in a large and welcoming district building, surrounded by a large garden. The meals, cooked in structure, will be based on local and genuine products SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: good health and motivation letter. TERMINAL: Airport Palermo Punta Raisi; railway station in Campofelice di Roccella. LANGUAGE: English LEG13– In defence of the Sicilian Nature

Location: Petralia Sottana, province of Palermo, Sicilia region Date: 16 – 31/08 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: On the highest peaks of Sicily, facing the blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea in defence of the Sicilian Nature. Description PROJECT: Typically naturalistic, the workcamp will be dedicated to the trails, and the protection of fauna and flora. Volunteers will learn about the wonderful biodiversity of the Madonie, among the most prosperous in the world. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: the local group “Francesco Lojacono” was 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. 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. WORK: the volunteers will work at 1700 meters of altitudes. The realization of the paths includes long walks and positioning of signage, also for blind people. They will also do fire monitoring in the Park. 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. Volunteers will prepare meals with local food. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: good will and attitude to live in mountains environment. Volunteers need to be able to ride bike. TERMINAL: Airport Palermo Punta Raisi; Railway station Campofelice di Roccella. LANGUAGE: English LEG14– Park RTO - Teen Location: Carnago, province of Varese, Lombardia region Date: 26/06 – 07/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 15 -17 PROJECT SUMMARY: In the small village of Carnago in the Park Rile Tenore Olona for a sustanible mobilty and green tourism. Description PROJECT: In Carnago, a small village inside the Park Rile Tenore Olona (RTO), Legambiente and the local administration decided to host and international workcamp for the promotion of the area and the protection of the environment. and with the participation of local citizen to promote the use of sustainable mobility such as bicycle and pathways. 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.

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. 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. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Riding bicycle PARTICIPATION FEE: 100 Euro TERMINAL: Malpensa Airport, Milano Cadorna railway station LANGUAGE: English LEG15– Along the river in the Park valle del Lanza Location: Bizzarrone, province of Como, Lombardia region Date: 10 – 24/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: Along the river Lanza for protection and promotion of green tourism. 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 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. 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 follow 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. WORK: First part of the camp we’ll work in collaboration with with local volunteers and citizens, that are taking care of an important area near the river. The second part we’ll work in collaboration with the technical staff of the park in the maintenance of the bike road that cross the park. The work will be: footpaths cleaning and maintenance, removing weeds and rubbish, paint little bridges, etc 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. TERMINAL: Milano Malpensa, Malnate train station LANGUAGE: English LEG16– Naturalambro Location: Merone, province of Como, Lombardia region Date: 11– 24/06 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: The camp will take in action the studies about how to increase the Biodiversity of an important and beautifull naturalistic area. Description PROJECT: The camp is part of a project called NATURALAMBRO. The park is realising ecological connection between different environment 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. 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, the aim of the activity is biodiversity improvement and creation of ecological corridors. Volunteers will help in cutting and eradicating alien species and cleaning from rubbish in the areas of the project. 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. ACCOMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in a hostel in mixed rooms. 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: 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) LEG17– Back to spring Location: Sarno, province of Salerno, Campania region Date: 26/06 – 07/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: Increase people awareness about water through the ecological restoration of the river park. Description PROJECT: The camp is part of the crowdfunded project called Torniamo alla Fonte (Back to spring). The project started in 2015 with the aim to promote a sensitive approach to water and to the local environment through a physical connection between people and the river. During the last twenty years, many actions were completed to cope with hydrogeological and hydrological risks but none of them is truly

environmental friendly. The dominant engineered approach prevented the rise of a genuine interest for the river, as well as forms of awareness among citizens. During the workcamp a specific part of the Park will be restored in order to increase ecosystem services and people awareness of the practical actions that can support the water cycle in natural and urban areas. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Valle del Sarno Leonia has been active in the field of local promotion and valorisation since 2010. It organises initiatives against water pollution and environmental degradation, promoting a sustainable use of resource. The members are also involved in increasing knowledge about traditional agricultural practices and local food. LOCATION AND LEISURE: The Regional River Park is a 24 km-length strip along the Sarno river, between the volcano Vesuvius, the Appennines and the Gulf of Naples. It runs close to the archaeological site of Pompei as well as many other relevant archaeological sites. The area of the park where the camp will take place is also interesting for the natural environment. In fact the camp will be located close to the three current water springs that constitute the most uncontaminated and wild area of the Park. WORK: The work will be divided in two parts. One part will focus on practical work for the restoration of the site (creation of water sensitive areas - i.e. raingardens; ecological improvement of the river banks; maintenance work – i.e. restoration of wood benches and trash cans). The other part will focus on sharing ideas and experiences among the participants, the technical staff and the local volunteers for future improvements of the project. STUDY PART: Volunteers will participate in workshops and trainings on urban water and sustainable environment. The main subject of the program will be prevention of phenomena of water pollution and flooding. Participants will take part to site visits in selected areas of the river park in order to identify main topics and obstacles for the river remediation. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in a public building, with self-managed kitchen. There will be an environmental friendly diet with local products and little meat. TERMINAL: Naples’ airport. Sarno train station by “Circumvesuviana” line train Naples-Sarno (Sarno is last stop). LANGUAGE: English LEG18 – Over the border - Teen Location: Sala Biellese, provinve of Biella, Piemonte region Date: 31/07– 09/08 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 15-17 SUMMARY PROJECT: Be part of a culture's meeting point, through the contact with local history, richness traditions and the comparison with different cultures and life's stories. Give value to the local territory throught the meeting with different culture. Description PROJECT: Ten days working about the development of the local territory and his peculiarity and resources. The volunteers will be deal with works about territory's care (maintenance of paths, green areas, forests), its history and meetings with local people, immigrants and asylum seeker (Italy and the whole Europe is living an important and strong immigration flow and the association wants to have an active role in this moment of social crisis and difficults). LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Circolo Biellese "Tavo Burat" was born in 1986 and since its foundation it has been working for the environmental care, safeguard and education through events, legal actions and educational actions. In 2008 it started organising national and international workcamps. In 2012 Legambiente "Tavo Burat" inaugurated its environmental education centre, "Andirivieni". LOCATION AND LEISURE: Workcamp will be located in the European community interest site known as Serra Morenica d'Ivrea, one of the most European's better conserved morenic hill. It's a very precious natural and historic site: along his lakes, paths and hills has took place some important pages of the local history (from the Roman's colonization to the recent 1945's civil war) In this zone the "slow tourism" is in constant development.

WORK: Cleaning and maintenance of paths, green areas and forests. Partecipation at the Andirivieni's activities. Collaboration with local associations and municipalities for event's managements. STUDY PART: training about environmental education and immigration flows. Meetings with asylum seekers and comparisions of the severals life's experience. Discover the local history through meetings with local people, experts and easy hikes. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The volunteers will be hosted in the spaces of the Legamabiente's environmental education centre, Andirivieni. No mixed rooms. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Specific project workcamp motivation letter is required. PARTICIPATION FEE: 100 Euro. TERMINAL: Nearest airports: Milano Malpensa and Torino Caselle. Biella's Train Station. LANGUAGE: English LEG19 – Valverde: green is better Location: Valverde, province of Pavia, Lombardia region Date: 10 - 23/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: The workcamp will take place in the Parco del Castello di Verde area and the volunteers will help the local technical staff to improve the biodiversity of the area. The volunteer camp will provide an opportunity for environmental awareness, helping out and live an eco-friendly life experience. Description PROJECT: The Parco del Castello di Verde technical staff people are creating ecological connections among the different natural environments of the Park, in order to improve the biodiversity of the area. During the camp, volunteers will be involved in the creation of the footpaths and their road signs. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Voghera-Oltrepò has been active in the area for 30 years. Environmental and cultural variety defense, fight against all forms of discrimination and social injustice, promotion of volunteering, solidarity and peace are main objective of our local activieties as well as promotion of a more modern waste management, renewable energies, biodiversity and sustainable development. We coordinate green areas cleaning days, planting trees, educational workshops in schools. LOCATION AND LEISURE: The Park is a conservation area at 750 metres of altitude. It's located between Val Tidone and Valle Staffora. It has various natural features in its area. There are interesting and naturalistic point of views. It includes the beautiful "Giardino delle farfalle" (Butterfly's garden) where specific plants and flowers lures butterflies with their scent so that it's easy to observe many of them. WORK: the volunteers will be involved in the creation of Parco del Castello di Verde footpaths and road signs with the aim to improve the usability of the Park. The work will be always in direct collaboration with the local technical staff. Naturalists and skilled staff will be available to volunteers during the whole workcamp duration. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in a hostel, which is a building completely remodeled in 2015, with self-managed kitchen. Wi-fi internet is provided. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Motivation letter is required. TERMINAL: Milan airports, Voghera train station and bus stop in Ponte Nizza (bus line Voghera-Varzi). Car rides provided from Ponte Nizza to Camp location on request LANGUAGE: English LEG20 – The Nature Show - Teen Location: Porto Sant'Elpidio, province of Fermo, Marche region Date: 10 -25/07 Type: Environmental, Festival Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 15-17

Project summary: In the pine forest of Porto Sant'Elpidio we will take part to behind the scenes of "Theatres of the World" international festival Description: PROJECT: Volunteers will work for the realization of the festival "Theaters of the world, an international Festival of the theatre for teens and children" and Legambiente project "RiciclaEstate” about recycling and up-cycling. Volunteers will be sensitized through creative activity to the respect for the others and for the environment. They will have the opportunity to meet the actors, the organizers of the Festival, the associations and the citizens of Porto Sant'Elpidio. 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. Local group has been organizing workcamps since 1991 with the will to spread peace through cultural exchanges. To promote "green tourism", to develop a sustainable promoting recycling. LOCATION AND LEISURE: Porto Sant'Elpidio is a town on the Marche coast, in the province of Fermo, known for the District of footwear. The historic fishing village, which originated as a seaport of Sant'Elpidio a Mare, has now become an equipped seaside resort. It is characterized by a sandy and pebble beach that runs for more than seven kilometers between the town and the sea. The wide pine forest close to the sea is bordered by a bike path. On the seaside of Adriatic sea there is Porto Sant’elpidio, the city where will take part our voluntary camp. Porto Sant’elpidio is a pretty famous holiday resort because is very near to the sea, furthermore is a flat place and and it makes very easy to reach every zone of the city by bicycle. WORK: The volunteers will take part in laboratories and recreational activities about recycling. Also they will be involved in theatrical activities like the setting up of scenography and the places where the shows will be played, the acting company assistance, promotional activities for the festival and merchandising. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in a building with separate rooms for boys and girls, a big common room and a kitchen. Volunteers will prepare meals with local food. Wi-Fi included. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Motivation letter is required. PARTICIPATION FEE: 100 Euro TERMINAL: nearest airports: Rome airports and Falconara Airport; nearest train stations: Civitanova Marche Train Station and Ancona Train Station. Civitanova Marche station is the reach point, it is easily reachable from Falconara airport, and from Rome is connected by Roma-Marche bus company. LANGUAGE: English LEG21 – Biodiversity in Campo dei Fiori Location: Brinzio, province of Varese, Lombardia region Date: 31/07 -13/08 Type: environmental Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: In a very beautiful environment at the foot of Alps, volunteers will work in nature’s safeguard in 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. 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. 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. 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. ACCOMODATION 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. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Volunteers need good skills in bicycle riding TERMINAL: Milano Malpensa, Varese train station LANGUAGE: English. Italian speakers welcomes. LEG22 – The house in the forest - Teen Location: Prim’Alpe di Canzo, province of Como, Lombardia region Date: 21/08 -03/09 Type: environmental Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 15-17 PROJECT SUMMARY: In Prim’Alpe guest house, an environmental education centre managed by Legambiente Lombardia and located in the Regional forest of Corni di Canzo, volunteers will help in the maintenace of the house, the area and in the implementation of environmental projects. 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

ACCOMODATION AND FOOD:Volunteers will be hosted in a common room in the Environmental education center’s guest house, with self-managed kitchen.The house is isolated in the wood, about 30 minutes walking from Canzo village, cars are not allowed in the Forest. WORK: Work will be mainly the maintenance of the house and of natural areas around, to take care of the vegetable garden, participate in the organisation of events.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. 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. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Volunteers should be prepared and willing to live and walk in the mountains. PARTICIPATION FEE: 100 Euro TERMINAL: Milan’s airports. Canzo train station (last train from Milano Cadorna station at 21.00) LANGUAGE: English will be the official language in the camp. LEG23 – The wood I wish Location: Grumento Nova, province of Potenza, Basilicata region Date: 20/06 -10/07 Type: environmental, manual Number of volunteers: 12 Age: 18+ PROJECT SUMMARY: Volunteers will work together to create a natural playground in the wood, almost exclusively using recycled and natural elements. They will prepare the playground for a big Legambiente Festival, Festambiente Ragazzi. Description PROJECT: volunteers will realize a big natural playground, that will be used by kids and young people as a big outdoor laboratory for environmental and outdoor activities, with the aim to promote and stimulate the territory's discovery. During the Festambiente Ragazzi, at the end of July, the playground "Il Bosco che vorrei" (The wood I wish) will be inaugurated. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Val d'Agri has been operating from its beginning for the protection and enhancement of Nature, for the safeguard of biodiversity of flora and fauna, to preserve cultural traditions of territory and to sensitise people to correct lifestyle through education. in particular, Legambiente Val d'Agri is very active on the sustainable and alternative resources as the area is characterized by the presence of oilfield. LOCATION AND LEISURE: The Val d'Agri includes Grumento Nova city, whose origins date back to the ancient roman city of Grumentum, on the Pertusillo lake, 500 meters from Bosco Maglie, the workcamp location. This area is in the National Park of the Lucano Val d'Agri- Lagonegrese. In the free time volunteers can do excursions on foot or by bikes along the lake or the rivers, can visit villages in the Archeological Park of Grumentum and do long walks in mountain. WORK: Volunteers will work together to create a natural playground in the wood, almost exclusively using recycled and natural elements, and will prepare the playground for the summer season. They will be led by an expert architect/artist of landscape and will work primarily with wood. Volunteers can take part to "guarattelle" workshop, a lab about the creation of artistic puppets. STUDY PART: workshops on culture and techniques of recycling and up cycling and about land art. Some focus also on the history and traditions of the region.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be hosted in the Environmental education center’s guest house, with self-managed kitchen and in tents in the wood. The meals will be based on local and seasonal products. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: ability in manual work TERMINAL: Napoli airport, Salerno airport. Railway of Napoli and Salerno. Last bus from Napoli at 2:00 p.m. and from Salerno at 3:00 p.m. LANGUAGE: English LEG24 – Montepulciano's Lake Location: Tre Berte, Montepulciano, province of Siena, Toscana region Date: 22/05 -03/06 Type: environmental, agriculture Number of volunteers: 4 Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: Two weeks in one of the best natural Reserve in the south of Tuscany to help to organize all the activities in to the Reserve, to know most of the species of migratory birds and lacustrine plants. Description PROJECT: The aim of the project is helping Legambiente local group to startup the visit center "La Casetta" that has been opened recently and that needs ordinary maintanance. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente Terra e Pace - APS was created in 1994. The group's activities focus on environmental education with the aim to promote ecological sensitivity among adults and students. https://www.facebook.com/terraepace. Its most successful campaigns are "The Tree Festival" and "Cleanup the World". During the last few years, the group's interest has moved toward promoting natural agriculture, healthy nutrition and sustainable tourism. LOCATION AND LEISURE: Tre Berte is the area around Montepulciano's lake. The lake is the effect of a big unfinished remediation (the "Bonifica della Valdichiana"); the first project was created from the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. Since 1996 the lake is a Natural Reserve and the hunting and the professional fish is forbidden. In the free time volunteers can do birdwatching next to the river of the lake, excursion with the boat, long walks in the nature. They can visit some historical and medieval city like Montepulciano, Pienza, Chiusi, Cortona. WORK: Volunteer will be involved in the realisation of synergistic gardening near the visit centre, based on an alternative approach to agricultural methods. They can work also at the renovation of the guest house, doing some work like painting wooden enclosures, and support the local group in tourist promotion. STUDY PART: training about synergistic agriculture. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The volunteers will be hosted in the Visit Center "La Casetta"with self-managed kitchen. Meals will be based on local and seasonal products. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: interest in agriculture TERMINAL: Perugia Airport; Roma airport; Firenze airport. Train Station: Chiusi - Chianciano Terme LANGUAGE: English. LEG25 – Go biking in Eastern Veneto - Teen Location: San Stino di Livenza, province of Venezia, Veneto region Date: 10/07 -22/07 Type: environmental Number of volunteers: 8 Age: 15-17 PROJECT SUMMARY: The voluntary field has been thought to improve cycling facilities in the territory, in particular the cycle paths Gira Livenza and Strada dei Vini DOC (Lison-Pramaggiore) for the promotion of sustainable tourism. Description

PROJECT: The project includes some local actions about: - restore and adding cycle paths billboards; - planning and building up a new path through the San Stino forest; - cleaning of the trails among trees in the wood; - promotion of local products through the involvement of associations and companies of this territory. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: Legambiente "Pascutto-Geretto", as local group, was born almost twenty years ago at the urging of Geretto Franco, a native of Torre di Mosto, which also identifies the territory of the Eastern Veneto the need for a critical environmental and purposeful presence that vigilant about a territory in the process of rapid transformation. The club is named after the Romano Pascutto important dialect poet and writer born in S. Stino di Livenza. Later, after the death of the founder, the members decided to assign to the club the surname of Geretto. LOCATION AND LEISURE: The town of San Stino di Livenza, where the Green Station is located, is a rich area in terms of environmental and historical values and landscape, as well as being a central node in the system of mobility infrastructure such as highway, railway and waterway, features that make it a crucial junction for the tourist itineraries. WORK: Small maintenance of the forest such as cutting herbaceous and shrubby plants, waste cleaning, making posters/billboards, signage for cycling trails. Promotion of social events related to the local cycling. STUDY PART: Involving in authorities and local technicians interconnection on strategic planning cycle tourist infrastructure. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The Green Station is equipped with 2 rooms with bunk beds, a kitchen, a bathroom with shower, a laboratory for the bike repairing, a dining room and Internet access. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: No specific skills required, except for being able to ride a bike! PARTICIPATION FEE: 100 Euro TERMINAL: Venice, Marco Polo Airport, Venice, Trieste railway station LANGUAGE: English LEG26 –Environment and legality at Vesuvio National Park Location: Ottaviano, province of Napoli, Campania Region Date: 15-29/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 15 Age: 18+ 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.

LOCATION AND LEISURE: Ottaviano is located in the Vesuvius National Park, 22 km from Naples city center. 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. In this landscapes it’s possible to walk in mountain paths, many churches, park headquarters. Possible visits: Pompei, Naples, Vesuvio. WORK: The volunteers will be engaged in the care and maintenance of the spaces of the confiscated property and trails park. Moreover, volunteers will be involved in other social activities for awareness about legality and biodiversity carried on by the local group. STUDY PART: The volunteers will be engaged in training activities in the afternoon: they will meet the members of the association, relatives of victims of crime, members of other associations with the aim to explain the link between the territory always exposed to lawlessness and the fight for the exploitation of the beauties landscape. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The accomodation has to be confirmed. They will eat Italian and, especially, Neapolitan typical food, known all over the world as the cornerstone of Mediterranean diet. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: attitude to walk in mountain. TERMINAL: Capodichino-Napoli Aeroports. Train station Napoli and local train; station: Ottaviano-Sarno, the stop Ottaviano. LANGUAGE: English LEG27 – AgriCamp Location: Rome, Lazio Region Date: 10 – 22/07 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 10 + 5 local vols Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: The AgriCamp workcamp has the aim to prepare the ground where the Museum of Agricultural Tools Istituto Agrario Giuseppe Garibaldi will be created. Description PROJECT: The AgriCamp workcamp has the aim to prepare the ground where the Museum of Agricultural Tools Istituto Agrario Giuseppe Garibaldi will be created. In particular, the participants will be engaged in environmental cleaning of the place infested with weeds and in the construction of part of the furniture. A focus of the workcamp will be the italian agricultural tradition, especially agricultural culture of Lazio region. The object of the intervention area is about 2 thousand square meters, it is located within the Agricultural Institute School. LEGAMBIENTE LOCAL GROUP: 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. 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. 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. WORK: Daily activities during the whole camp will be the ordinary maintenance of the area; the participants will be engaged in environmental cleaning of the place infested with weeds and in the construction of part of the furniture. STUDY PART: workshops about ancient agricultural method in Lazio region.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The volunteers will be hosted in a boarding school. The diet will be mainly Mediterranean (vegetables and cereals, little meat). 5 italian volunteers can join the workcamp. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: table napkin, gloves and work shoes or normal closed shoes (mandatory in the kitchen), sleeping bag. 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). Language: English will be the official language in the camp. LEG28 – Natural Park of Pian di Spagna Location: Sorico, province of Como, Lombardia region Date: 20/08 – 02/09 Type: Environmental Number of volunteers: 8 Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: Project summary: Pian di Spagna is a really interesting rural area placed in the northern part of the Como lake. It is very rich in biodiversity that obviously needs to be taken care of. Legambiente has always been involved in taking care and maintaining this natural area. Volunteers will help Legambiente local group to conserve and endorse this breathtaking natural habitat. Description Project: Pian di Spagna is a rural area in which there is a problem with garbage brought up by the river. It is a reservation in which some garbage tends to be brought up by the wind and it is often problematic to reach all the waste by foot. Therefore, volunteers will be given the task of retrieving all the waste stuck in that area, by boat and also partly by foot. Since it is a very important area also environmentally speaking, the more people are willing to help us take care of it, the better. Anyone represent a precious help for this magnificent natural area in the North of Italy. Legambiente local group: Our Legambiente local group is made up of young and dinamic people, mostly under 30. The president himself is under 30 as well. 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. We also have a new English website. Work: Volunteers will retrieve garbage stuck in that area of the lake on a small boat, and also beside the road that goes through the park. Beside that, they will have to paint the benches and signs, and mow in the area of pathways. These tasks will be fundamental to obtain a cleaner and even more beautiful natural habitat, which is what we expect from these interventions. Study part: At the beginning of the camp there will be a meeting in order to show the volunteers the details regarding their work in the park. Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in a house owned by the park. The dormitory will be used by both men and women, without gender separation. In the house, they will find a kitchen, bathrooms, a big shared room where they can gather, a green area outside with tables. Wi-fi access is not provided, in order to have it volunteers have to go to the park offices that are a few kilometres far. Volunteers will be taking turns cleaning all the rooms they will have access to and also cooking for all the group members. Location and leisure: This is a very important oasis located where Valchiavenna meets Valtellina, creating the basin of Lake Como. Here arises a large flat wetland, in a majestic and spectacular natural theater of crucial ornithological value, under the first spurs of the Alps Lepontine and Retiche. The Pian di Spagna is located exactly on a trajectory of migrating birds which find shelter and food there, among the thick marsh vegetation, just before and after the strenuous crossing of the Alps. In addition to birds (among which the swallow is the main host), also small and large mammals, such as foxes, badgers and deer, inhabit the reserve, which needs to be protected from the threat of some thoughtless agricultural interventions and the troublesome and dirty legacy of abandoned industrial complexes. (more info: http://www.piandispagna.it/) Specific Requirements: The ability to ride a bicycle is required. A project-related motivation letter is required and if necessary a skype interview.

TERMINAL: nearest airports: Orio al serio, Milano Malpensa nearest train station: Colico train station LANGUAGE: English. LEG29 – Autumn in Monte Barro Park Location: Galbiate, province of Lecco, Lombardia region Date: 24/09 – 07/10 Type: Environmental, festival Number of volunteers: 10 Age: 18+ SUMMARY PROJECT: The hermitage of Monte Barro Park is palced in a hilly area between Milan and Lecco, in the north of Italy. Thanks to its natural park that faces Lake Como and the medioeval archaeological site, the area is known at international level as a SIC (Site of Community Interest). Legambiente has always been involved in taking care and maintaining this natural area. Volunteers will help Legambiente local group to conserve and endorse this breathtaking natural habitat. Description Project: Since it is a very important area also environmentally speaking, the more people are willing to help us take care of it, the better. Anyone represent a precious help for this magnificent natural area in the North of Italy. In fact, Legambiente have been in charge of taking care of this beautiful area for a long time now. Volunteers will be asked to help organising the San Michele festival by cleaning pathways, and preparing stands. 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 be asked to help organising the San Michele festival by cleaning pathways, removing weeds making sure that they are well-walkable. All this tasks will be fundamental to obtain a cleaner and even more beautiful park, which is what we expect from all this interventions. For what concern the San Michele festival, volunteers will have to mow the grass, position bins and chairs, and generally make sure that everything is in place in order to make the festival a pleasant experience for everybody. Study part: At the beginning of the camp there will be a meeting in order to show the volunteers the details regarding their work in the park. Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in an hostel run by Legambiente itself inside the park, on the top of monte Barro. There, they will find a comforting dormitory, a kitchen, a dining room, bathrooms and so on... Wi-fi access is also provided. Volunteers will be taking turns cleaning all the rooms they will have access to and also cooking for all the group members. Volunteers might be hosted for the night in a single dormitory without separation of gender, unless it will be possible for the hostel to sort them in different smaller rooms. In that case, men and women will be probably separated. Location and leisure: In such a small area (665 ha), volunteers will find a high variety of landscapes and biodiversity, matching with history and culture 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: The volunteers will work in a mountainous environment, therefore it will be necessary for them to be in a good health condition. A project-related motivation letter is required and if necessary a skype interview. Terminal: nearest airports: Orio al Serio, Milano Malpensa; nearest train station: Lecco train station Language: English LEG-MTV01 – The ring on the river Location: Malnate, province of Varese, Lombardia region

Date: 26/05 – 26/07 Type: environmental Number of volunteers: 2 Age: 18+ 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: Legambiente has taken a piece of land upstream of a dam and the field is part of a project involving citizens in environmental management to create a resilient community that fit the changes in the area. 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 Olona river. Volunteers will help Legambiente staff on a project about protection end maintenance of the area involving the participation of citizens. 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. 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. 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. WORK: Volunteers will help Legambiente staff on a project about protection end maintenance of the area involving the participation of citizens. They will join local volunteers 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 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 workshop and trainings on environment e sustainability. We’ll meet some local expert of flora and fauna and we'll see activities of the "Protezione Civile" about hydrological risk' prevention. ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers' will be hosted in a flat, during workcamp they'll move in tents. Food will be provided (environmental friendly diet, local and seasonal products, little meat) and prepared directly by participants. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: A project-related motivation letter is required and if necessary a skype interview. TERMINAL: Malpensa Airport, Malnate and Varese railway station. LANGUAGE: English