Join Intern Abroad HQ, the world’s most affordable international internship organization, and invest in your future with an Environmental Policy Internship in Greece.
 
If you are passionate about environmental protection for generations to come, a career related to Environmental Policy may be the change-making path you’re looking for. Interns in this field collaborate with an experienced and established institute in Greece, working to understand and address complex environmental challenges. Whether tackling issues surrounding illegal fisheries, liaising with communities to deepen knowledge, reviewing legislation for protected habitats, assessing anthropogenic threats, or putting in place advisory documents for best practice, there is much to learn and progress.

This program offers durations of 8-24 weeks from April through October and 4-24 weeks from November through March. Start dates are available every first and third Monday throughout the year.

Your fully-hosted experience includes sourcing of your internship placement, personalization of your project plan, airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, meals, and onsite student support. See our full list of fees and inclusions on our website.
 
Suitable for students, graduates and researchers of relevant fields, such as Environmental Policy, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Planning, etc. Desired technical skills include interdisciplinary research experience, strong communication skills, ability to understand and analyze legal/policy documents.

This internship is conducted in English.
 
Illegal and destructive fishing practices, intensive aquaculture, high levels of tourism, and unregulated marine traffic, all pose serious threats to protected marine species and biodiversity. This Environmental Policy internship gives you an opportunity to learn how ongoing field research and data collection can contribute toward environmental advocacy, targeted lobbying, and efforts to fight for lasting change.

Environmental Policy interns collaborate with an experienced Marine Conservation NGO, operating in Samos, Greece. While environmental challenges are global, this program mainly focuses attention on the Aegean and Mediterranean regions, where remaining populations of important marine life are threatened. At the same time, interns are encouraged to compare and contrast diverse legal and policy regimes, to build understanding of how approaches to environmental issues can differ worldwide.

Internship activities broadly focus on law and policy research, as they pertain to management and conservation of diverse marine and terrestrial environments. Activities related to law, policy, and advocacy require a lot of research. Interns should come prepared to get stuck in with a commitment to self-management and initiative. Supervisors will assign tasks and make project recommendations but interns must organize accordingly, use effective methods of managing information, and put suitable timelines in place for achieving goals.

The outcome of Environmental Policy internship activities is used for the creation and/or update of project reports or databases. Interns are challenged to share knowledge and perspectives on their unique learnings, to propose recommendations for future policy-making suggestions.

Examples of research themes include:

• European Union fisheries legislation
• Illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries
• Sustainable and destructive aquaculture practices
• Promotion of the enforcement of existing legislation
• Sustainable fish consumption
• Trawling and other large scale fisheries practices, and their impact
• Plastic pollution and the protection of protected habitats, such as seagrass meadows and coralligenous reefs
• Environmental crimes, pollution incidents and the destruction of natural habitats and wildlife
• Shipping, ship traffic and maritime accidents

This internship is office-based. However, Environmental Policy interns may (subject to availability) have opportunities to assist with some fieldwork, to acquire hands-on experience with research and conservation tasks.

Interns should expect that the first week of your experience will focus on settling in, building new relationships, gaining introductory and foundational knowledge. Being able to balance the motivation to get stuck in as soon as possible must be balanced with teamwork, patience, the willingness to try new things, achieve learning milestones, and ask questions as you progress. You might find yourself using tools that are new to you - however, this can greatly benefit your future career, as it adds so much more practical experience to your resume!
 
Intern Abroad HQ's Greece programs are available year-round, with start dates every first and third Monday.

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We match you with innovative and entrepreneurial host organizations around the world that give you the opportunity to make a real contribution on high-impact projects with the support of travel experts with an outstanding safety system and track record.

Our experiential learning approach provides a structured and guided platform for you to think critically about your experiences on your internship. It accelerates and deepens your learning by asking self-reflective questions around the contexts, actions, and outcomes of your placement.

Academic credit is available for all experiences, through our School of Record partnerships with University of Montana (1-5 credits) and Warren Wilson College (6-16 credits). Check in with your academic advisor to understand if you can apply these transfer credits toward your degree at your home institution.

We offer flexible booking and free changes so you can register with confidence.
 
Apply for free: Complete an online application form via the Intern Abroad HQ website.

• Select your start date and duration: All Intern Abroad HQ programs are available year-round and you can choose to intern for durations on this program ranging from 4 to 24 weeks.
• Complete your registration: After you have been accepted on your chosen program, you can secure your place by paying the Deposit.
• Pay your Balance: This is due 60 days before your program starts.

Need to make changes to your booking? You can make free unlimited changes to your destination, project and dates up until 60 days before you start.