The Earn Your Travel Back scheme will exclude young people who have committed a crime, according to London Mayor Boris Johnson, who committed to setting up such a scheme in his manifesto.
The scheme, which launches in September, will be run by youth volunteering charity V. The London Wildlife Trust and BTCV (formerly the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) will provide the conservation work.
Rachel Oliver, head of programmes for V, said: "We see the scheme as a positive opportunity for young people to gain valuable skills and make a meaningful contribution to the community. Our research shows that young people who have volunteered in the past are more likely to do so in the future and that could be a really positive outcome of this."
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