International Wilderness Camp - Slovakia

Aim of the Camp

The aim of the camp is to introduce attendees to the relationship between climate and biodiversity by showing real-life examples of climate change impacts on nature, species and ecosystems as well as on local people (i.e. farmers).

The attendees will also learn about the different practical conservation and restoration activities done at Veľký Lél Island, which help to increase biodiversity and ecosystem resilience to the impacts of climate change. This will be achieved by field excursions to specific localities. The field excursions will be supplemented by workshops such as climate communication, project management or how to manage climate anxiety.

About the Place

Veľkolélsky Island is part of the protected landscape area of the Danube Floodplains and is now mostly managed by BROZ. It is a great example of our main nature conservancy activities — river arm and wetland restoration, meadows restoration through grazing, protecting old floodplain forests and planting of new native forests, and animal protection.

To manage all of this, BROZ has an Ecofarm, near the island, where all young participants will stay. There are lots of animals, cows, donkeys, horses, goats, sheep, water buffalos, cats and also as a part of our animal rescue station — white stork, roe deer and a small colony of European ground squirrels.