Conservation Volunteers Australia

The Green Army is a hands-on, practical, grassroots environmental action programme that supports local environment and heritage conservation projects across Australia.

[10] The program will equip an estimated 10,000 young Australians with the skills to fill employment opportunities in emerging green and climate change-related industries.

CVA is managing National Green Jobs Corps programs in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania.

In addition to providing financial support for projects, many of CVA's corporate partners have developed staff volunteer programs with the organisation.

The ACT National Parks Association was critical of the handover to a volunteer organisation, accusing the state government or neglecting its responsibilities.

Each partnership is tailored to ensure it meets the needs of CVA, the company and the environment, and includes elements such as program funding, payroll giving, corporate volunteering, and staff fundraising for conservation.

[16] In 2013, Conservation Volunteers Australia was able to secure the long-term future of Lemon Springs and Middlegate blocks in the Little Desert Region of Western Victoria.

CVA undertakes a range of volunteer activities both in the park and in the surrounding area, with a focus on research of threatened species, including the southern hairy-nosed wombat and their habitat.