Backyard Species Discovery Bush Blitz documents Australia’s vast biodiversity through expeditions to remote locations. Due to COVID-19, these expeditions are temporarily on hold and, with many of us looking for fun things to do at home, Bush Blitz is coordinating a virtual expedition that everyone can join! Although we can’t promise you’ll find a new species, this citizen science project will enable you to discover some amazing plants and animals living in your own backyard, whilst contributing valuable data to Australia’s biodiversity databases. As...

Global Marine Debris Rapid upscaling of pollution reduction efforts is critical for a healthy and safe planet, with the quantity of mis-managed waste and plastic leakage into the environment predicted to triple by 2060. Earthwatch connects Amcor staff with top scientists to inform research on pollution and climate change. From Peru to Canada, Scotland to South Africa, Indonesia to Iceland, more than 200 Amcor team members have travelled to unique areas around the world. In small groups they conduct research under the direction of research scientists...

Blue Carbon: Counteracting Climate Change Our partnership with HSBC and Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab aimed to study, value and raise awareness of coastal wetlands. Our Work Aligns With HSBC employees and HSBC clients and industry stakeholders assisted leading wetland researchers to help gather data that directly contributed to our shared understanding of climate change, carbon stores, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies (SDG Goal 13.1). The project has now concluded with significant outcomes for science, the environment, and behaviour...

Understanding Queensland's Blue Carbon Resource Wetlands are critical to carbon sequestration in Australia. Through the power of citizen science, this program successfully raised the awareness and value of Queensland's Blue Carbon Stocks.  This program invested in transitioning to a low carbon society, by increasing the number of sampling sites for above-ground mangrove by 115% in Northern Australia. Data submitted to the National Greenhouse accounts to improve blue carbon modelling and informed the development of a blue carbon method under the...

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Privacy Policy Earthwatch is committed to protecting your privacy Earthwatch Institute (Earthwatch)  ABN 25 875 253 851 Our Commitment Earthwatch gives you a chance to make a valuable contribution to worldwide scientific research, which addresses the world's most urgent environmental issues. Earthwatch provides the opportunity to bring scientists, educators and the general public together to help uncover the facts necessary to make informed conservation decisions. It's rewarding, inspirational, and invaluable for the protection of species and habitats for generations to come. Since Earthwatch...

History Since our journey began, Earthwatch has supported world-class research on our expeditions in some of the wildest places on Earth.   Starting from our roots as Educational Expeditions International in 1971, when four scientists from the Smithsonian Institution led volunteers to study volcanoes worldwide. Earthwatch has changed the hearts and minds of many and driven positive change across the globe all for the benefit of our precious and only planet.   Highlights 1971 The first expedition takes place in Ethiopia’s Amaro Mountains...

Model We believe that sustainability can only be achieved if there is active involvement of people from all sectors of the community. The environmental issues we face today are beyond the capacity of our world leaders and scientists alone to solve. It is going to take a combined effort by all of us.  An Earthwatch program attendee collects data alongside renowned scientists, gains knowledge and awareness to make sustainable decisions in their life both personally and professionally, and becomes an environmental steward for our future.  Our citizen science...

Impact Earthwatch is an independent scientific field research and conservation in the not-for-profit sector. Earthwatch Australia is part of the broader Earthwatch family, with offices in the United States, Europe and India.   Driving Environmental Research We stand for rigorous and critically important environmental research Restoring our Iconic Landscapes Enabling more than 1400 conservation and community sustainability projects in more than 131 countries Empowering Behaviour...