Why do some Australian frog species thrive while others go extinct? Join us on this family-friendly expedition to explore mountain forests and help answer this perplexing question. Read more
Help collect samples and identify the microscopic food items in the waters around Ningaloo Reef to evaluate changes in the Manta Ray’s food web. Read more
Bush Blitz is Australia’s largest nature discovery project, a unique partnership that’s documenting plant and animal species across the country. Read more
ClimateWatch is the first continental-scale project in the southern hemisphere to study plant and animal life cycle events, and enables every Australian to collect and record data that will shape our scientific response to climate change. Read more
The global climate crisis is the most pressing environmental challenge humanity now faces. Earthwatch can help you be a part of the solution and together we can keep ahead of climate change.
Earthwatch Australia’s programs build awareness and evidence of the interconnectedness between biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services, and the value nature provides in sustaining our livelihoods.
From biodiversity and food supply to the livelihoods of millions, so much depends on our oceans. Coral reefs are home to one quarter of all life in the oceans, and provide humans with immense benefits such as coastal protection, fisheries, and tourism.
Australia is renowned for its unique wildlife, with more than 70% of our species found nowhere else on earth. We can stop the decline of our wildlife by helping people reconnect with nature.
Experience some of the most remote and wild places on the planet on an Earthwatch expedition.
Earthwatch partners with a diversity of groups in business and government sectors, as well as communities, trusts and foundations, and non-government organisations.
TeachLive is a week-long, immersive, nature-based citizen science experience. TeachLive helps teachers’ build their capacity to facilitate high quality learning on environmental and sustainability issues using real-world research projects.
Earthwatchers reunite for an adventure through the history and culture of the Orkney Islands. Read more
SOLD OUT! Earthwatch is hosting a special screening of The Pollinators in Melbourne during Australian Pollinator Week. Read more
Global honey bee populations are decreasing at an alarming rate. To understand and prevent colony collapse, Earthwatch is putting tiny ‘backpacks’ on our bee friends to find out more about them. Read more