Our Partners Mitsubishi Corporation The Great Barrier Reef, the largest living organism on the planet, is facing annihilation due to a culmination of factors including rising see temperatures, disease, acidification, crown of thorns and now macroalgae. Recovery of the Great Barrier Reef is a partnership between Earthwatch Australia, James Cook University, and sponsored by Mitsubishi Corporation’s Global Coral Reef Conservation Project, to provide scientifically robust ways to help reefs recover in the wake of the increasing ecological disturbances they are facing. This program aims...

Our Partners Amcor The partnership with Amcor was established in 2001. The collaboration focuses on marine debris, a global problem about which not enough is known. Amcor saw an opportunity to contribute to increasing the data available to help understand what drives this complex issue. Earthwatch worked with scientists to create a bespoke program for Amcor staff, where they spend two weeks volunteering and contributing to marine debris research in various hotspots around the world. Participants note that the expedition has changed their lives personally and professionally over...

Our Partners BHP Since 2009, Earthwatch has worked with BHP, the Australian Government through Parks Australia and the Australian Biological Resources Study to deliver Australia’s largest nature discovery project, involving specialist taxonomists, indigenous communities, rangers and landowners, teachers, students and BHP employees.  Bush Blitz aims to document Australia’s biodiversity, as understanding biodiversity is fundamental to conserving it. The program also connects communities, landowners, teachers, students, BHP employees...

Impact Report 2022 2022 marked another year of important environmental action to restore our iconic landscapes, protect our biodiverse ecosystems and prioritise climate action. In our 40th year, we have continued to deliver scientific programs across the country at pace, and have even begun to extend our work globally through critical UN discussions around climate change and biodiversity loss. In the 2022 Impact report, we have collected case studies, highlights and key results from the year to share with our valued community and supporters....

Impact Report 2020-2021 2020 and 2021 represent a tumultuous time for society and the environment. The pandemic has upended our ways of working and living, and extreme weather events bring us daily reminders that we are already living with the consequences of a warming planet.  However, Earthwatch has not slowed down its mission to empower people to save the natural world. In the past two years, we have:  Hosted over 6,000 participants in our programs and expeditions,   Enabled participants, Fellows and workshop attendees contribute...

Bush Blitz RV Investigator We’re inviting schools to live stream marine scientists this October! (The CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator. Source: Tauri Minogue / CSIRO) In October 2022, Bush Blitz is spending 45 days on Research Vessel Investigator, mapping and sampling the underwater seamounts of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territory around Cocos (Keeling) Island. We want to share it with your classroom!  Are you a primary or secondary school teacher?  Would you like your class to meet scientists who research what lives in the...

Research 2022 Articles Soltani, N.S., Taylor, M.P., Wilson, S.P. International quantification of microplastics in indoor dust: prevalence, exposure and risk assessment. Environmental Pollution. Read here Garcia-Rojas, M.I., Keatley, M.R., Roslan, N. Citizen science and expert opinion working together to understand the impacts of climate change. Plos One. Read here Duke, N.C., Mackenzie, J.R., Canning, A.D., Hutley, L.B., Bourke, A.J., Kovacs, J.M., Cormier, R., Staben, G., Lymburner, L., Ai, E. ENSO-driven extreme oscillations in mean sea level destabilise...

Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution in Bali Plastic Collective and Earthwatch are working with local NGO Sea Communities and a village-owned enterprise BUMDes Sari Lestari, installing two small portable recycling machines to kick-start a new circular economy in Les Village, a remote fishing village on Bali’s northern coast. Plastic waste is a social and environmental problem faced the world over. This partnership is enabling the community to tackle this issue from both sides, creating a real chance of successfully improving the marine debris issue...

Wetlands Education Resources Earthwatch Australia Education Series With support from the partnership between the Australian Government's Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, we have developed a suite of training videos. These videos showcase MangroveWatch research methodology for citizen science monitoring of mangroves and tidal wetlands. The method in these videos is developed by Dr Norm Duke and Jock Mackenzie with MangroveWatch Ltd., and presented by Holloways Beach Education Centre. These videos complement Earthwatch Australia's mangrove...