Conservation Volunteers
Iceland Conservation Volunteers (ICV)
Sjálfboðaliðar Umhverfisstofnunar
Each summer more than 200 international volunteers take part in the Environment Agency programme. Our volunteers now complete over 600 weeks of work around Iceland every year.
The Environment Agency hosts volunteers from all over the world and vorks closely with a variety of international organisations. Our programme is organised in partnership with the british conservation volunteer organisation BTCV.
Our work began over 30 years ago in Jökulsárgljúfur, Vatnajökull National Park, with a team of 15 volunteers. Today, if you visit Iceland's national parks, there is a good chance that you will walk on trails built and maintained by Environment Agency volunteers.
Our volunteers live and work in some of the most beautiful parts of Iceland throughout the summer. The teams gain experience of a wide range of practical conservation skills while working closely with local staff and other international volunteers. Though our work is focused on the improvement and maintenence of hiking trails, volunteers are also involved in wilderness management and heritage management projects.
Volunteer opportunities for 2011
Contact us for further details: volunteer@umhverfisstofnun.is
Volcano News Page: Details about possible changes to the programme caused by the current Grimsvotn eruption.
