Conservation
Engaging People Worldwide for a Sustainable Environment
In the next 50 years, the human population will rise above 9 billion, and meeting the world's demand for land, water, energy, and food will be impossible - unless we make significant changes.
At Earthwatch we catalyze change in people, so they can make a difference that matters.
We change people's attitudes about environmental sustainability by sending them to areas of exceptional biodiversity and cultural heritage. There, they work with respected scientists to find and implement solutions.
Earthwatch has created a model for successful conservation, and is currently using it to manage several Regional Initiatives worldwide.
The Earthwatch Model: 3 Steps to Conservation
Step 1: Plan conservation strategies with local stakeholders and communities
Working closely with community members, partners, local stakeholders, and non-governmental organizations, we help identify and prioritize important environmental problems and cultural issues that need attention.
Step 2: Conduct research to find solutions
Earthwatch zeroes in on critical research to create viable strategies for regional sustainability by finding the right scientists and moblilizing volunteers, who support the research and accelerate the collection of data required to find solutions.
Step 3: Engage people in conservation
Educators and students, business and conservation professionals, local landowners, artists and the members of the public lend their time by working side-by-side with scientists in the field. They learn by doing, finding solutions to local and regional issues and gaining tools to activate change in their own communities.
Implementing the Model: Earthwatch Regional Initiatives
Earthwatch currently has two Field Centers: