Trusts and Foundations

Earthwatch is an international environmental charity that strives to connect people around the world with scientific field research and education. Through this connection, we promote a wider understanding of the issues and actions needed to support environmental sustainability.

We believe all sectors of society can and should act to address the challenges facing our natural world – including business, government, educators, researchers and leaders, as well as everyday people.

Our work aligns to the Sustainable Development Goals, using the global framework for creating a prosperous and sustainable future for the planet and its people by 2030.

We focus our research and citizen science programs on areas where we can make a difference now, like protecting our unique wildlife, saving the reef and oceans and restoring our iconic landscapes while keeping ahead of climate change.

George Alexander Foundation

Earthwatch partners with the George Alexander Foundation to award Student Challenge Fellowships. Through this and other scholarship programs for students and teachers, Earthwatch is inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders and change-makers.

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

A cross-sector partnership with HMST and Parks Victoria, “Stronger Together” is a citizen science project to build the capacity of regional schools and communities to understand, monitor, and take action to mitigate climate change impacts on Victoria’s biodiversity.

The project is working to build resilience in our parklands through community stewardship of the local environment. Community members collect data on behaviours and geographic changes they observe in local climate-sensitive species. Local knowledge, observations and science then informs land management and intervention strategies for species threatened by climate change.

What You Can Do

Fund TeachLive Fellowships
Fund Student Challenge Scholarships

We can co-create a citizen science program with you that aligns your goals and ours: Connecting with nature, community, knowledge creation, scientific literacy, field research, citizen science, education, empowering behaviour change, positive environmental action, environmental stewardship, sustainable living. Let’s do something amazing together.

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Habitat

Land clearing and habitat loss is an everyday occurrence where scientists estimate almost half of the trees on Earth since the start of civilization are gone.
Biodiversity

We are facing a sixth mass extinction having lost over seventy-five per cent of our species in a relatively short geological interval.
Energy Use

Energy use around the world tripled in just the last 50 years.
Shopping Habits

Australia’s population has increased by 17 million in just 70 years, dramatically increasing the demand on local resources and supply chains.

Team Building

Staff engagement and team building with Earthwatch enhances staff wellbeing, improves scientific literacy, encourages sustainable living, and positively transforms lives, both personally and professionally.
Plastic Offsetting

Find out how your business can benefit from an environmental market in plastic offsetting and waste recovery to support a circular economy.
Merger to boost environmental education

Environmental education gets a boost in 2020 as Kids Teaching Kids merges with Earthwatch Australia
A Safe Climate Future

Donations to the Earthwatch Christmas appeal will ensure more people take practical, science-led actions on the climate crisis.
Blue Carbon program receives Higher Education Award

A citizen science partnership is supporting ground-breaking research into blue carbon reserves stored in coastal wetlands.
Investigating and mitigating marine debris with Amcor

Amcor co-workers aid scientists in marine debris surveys, helping to gather data about the size and composition of the waste on beaches to enable to be the drivers of positive change in sustainable practices
Our Approach

Earthwatch collaborates with organisations to create shared value and deliver your sustainability targets.
Business

Earthwatch helps businesses understand their environmental impacts, build resilience and demonstrate leadership in sustainability.
Government

Earthwatch partners with all levels of government: federal, state, and local.
Community

Earthwatch community partners run the breadth of social enterprise, non-government organisations, charities, and local groups.