Products
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In Safe Hands Toolkit
Conservation Volunteers Australia has produced a safety Management System designed for community groups in practical conservation, called In Safe Hands. The kit is available on its own, and includes options for trainin… Learn more
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700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die: A Traveler’s Guide
An extensive index of projects allowing readers to compare available opportunities at a glance by skill, region and type of travel.… Learn more
Events
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Ride for the rainforest 2011 Sri Lanka cycle challenge
Ride for the Rainforest is your opportunity to join Krista Bernard, World Cyclist and Australian Geographic’s Young Adventurer of the Year 2000 on an amazing cycle ride across the beautiful island of Sri Lanka, to rais… Learn more
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Rainforest Rescue orangutan adventure treks
Imagine going on an adventure to protect the rainforests, save the orangutan and change the world. Join us on our Orangutan Adventure Trek 2011!… Learn more
Courses
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Proposed Horse/Pasture Management workshop
Craig Carter is in the process of organising a pasture/horse management workshop aimed at people who own horses… Learn more
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Centre for Sustainable Living
Come and experience how you or your school, community, organisation or industry can live and work sustainably from those who've been doing it successfully for 20 years right here on WA's beautiful South West Coast.… Learn more
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National Green Jobs Corps
The National Green Jobs Corps (NGJC) is an Australian Government work experience and training program that offers a combination of environmental work experience, skill development and accredited training for youth aged 1… Learn more
North Sumatra: Volcano evacuees in dire need of blankets, masks and sleeping mats
Nearly 29,000 people are faced with harsh weather and living conditions after Mt. Sinabung volcano erupted in North Sumatra. Word Vision staff are in the area assessing the needs of the evacuees. Learn more
“At least someone can come and listen to our pain”
"The water is coming!" was the cry in the streets of Thatta, about 200 km east of Karachi, as shutters came down on shops; wives, children and a few belongings were packed into vehicles and sent off to neighbouring Makli in the hills a few kilometres above threatened city. Learn more
Swaziland: Trade in albino body parts moving south
The recent killing of two albino Swazi children within a few days of each other is raising fears that the practice of murdering people with the genetically inherited condition to sell their body parts for “muti” (medicine) is migrating southwards. Learn more
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News & Features
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Search begins for the 2011 Champions of the Earth
September 1, 2010 - Alert News
Nominations are now officially open for the 2011 Champions of the Earth - the United Nations' flagship environmental award. ... Learn more
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Climate aid reaches $30 bln goal, but is it new?
August 30, 2010 - Alert News
Aid promises from rich nations to help poor countries slow global warming are reaching the $30 billion goal agreed in Copenhagen but analysts say much of that is old funding dressed up as new pledges.... Learn more
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Bangladesh:Bringing education to the Bihari minority
August 29, 2010 - IRIN news
Helping the over 200,000-strong Bihari minority in Bangladesh learn how to read and write is key to their full integration, say activists. ... Learn more
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Guinea-Bissau: Kindergartens to help in MDG fight
August 24, 2010 - IRIN news
In the village of Gantauda, 90km from Guinea-Bissau’s capital, Bissau, a child’s third birthday is a milestone: it is the age when they can start at the local kindergarten, which their parents know improves their chances of survival. ... Learn more
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Speculators add to the scale of Niger’s worsening food crisis
August 24, 2010 - Alert News
Food traders from Niger and surrounding countries who are hoarding grain to increase their profits are exacerbating the country's 'silent' child survival emergency, says Save the Children. ... Learn more
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Daintree volunteers sowing seeds for the future
August 23, 2010 - Rainforest Rescue
Rainforest Rescue will use a $5000 grant to plant the trees in the Daintree Rainforest to not only help combat climate change but provide new habitat for the endangered Cassowary.... Learn more
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Relative calm boosts school numbers in Beletweyne
August 20, 2010 - IRIN news
The town of Beletweyne in central Somalia's Hiiraan region has recorded a marked increase in pupils returning to school following relative calm in the region over the past six months, say residents and school officials.... Learn more
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Aiding aid workers
August 19, 2010 - IRIN news
Alcohol, excess sleep, drugs, social withdrawal and sex are some of the tools that humanitarians facing burnout use to switch off from the constant stress they face in a typical emergency response.... Learn more
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OneCommunity awarded $44.8 million to expand broadband infrastructure in 20 counties
August 19, 2010 - PR Newswire
Project is part of statewide strategy to create jobs and provide seamless, high-speed broadband infrastructure for entire State of Ohio... Learn more
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BP oil spill: Independent scientific report claims 90% of leaked oil still floating in the gulf
August 17, 2010 - Editor
Ever since the National Incident Command released a report on the status of the oil in the Gulf on August 2, 2010, there have been public claims from the media and government bodies that 75% of the oil is gone. A new report released by the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant states these claims are inaccurate. ... Learn more
Campaigns
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Daintree Plant a Rainforest Project
Rainforest Rescue provides an opportunity for you to 'sponsor' the planting of a tree or trees to help restore our rainforests.… Learn more
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Sri Lanka Plant a Rainforest Project
The rainforests of Sri Lanka have been identified as one of the most important for biological diversity in the world.… Learn more
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Australia’s Vanishing Frogs
Help scientists unravel the mystery of the world's vanishing frog species in an eastern Australian rainforest.… Learn more
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Jobs & Volunteering
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Goombaragin Eco Retreat
This beautiful coastal retreat enjoys spectacular panoramic ocean views of Pender Bay on the Dampier Peninsula, just over two hour’s drive north of Broome. You will be working with the family owners to construct and ma… Learn more
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Torrens Island
Join us to continue our ongoing program (over 10 years) in preserving coastal habitat in an area relatively untouched by people.… Learn more
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Tracks and Trails – Kate Reed
Northeast Park is a natural bush setting containing rare and endangered species. While working in this area, you may catch a glimpse of the giant freshwater crayfish and other native animals which abound in this area.… Learn more