South America – From Amazon to Andes conserve Carnivores and Canopies

This continent’s lush rainforest, grasslands, and mountains are under siege.

South America increasingly exports its primary productivity in return for massive deforestation, erosion, and desertification. Earthwatch projects empower rural communities, conserve land resources, and preserve the web of life. Join one of our projects on this beautiful continent for the experience of a lifetime and to help us find solutions to some of the environmental issues facing this land before it is too late.

Canopies, Climate, and Critters of the Ecuadorian Rainforest

Explore rainforest canopies of the Ecuadorian Andes

Rendezvous:Quito, Ecuador £1750 11 days Strenuous

 

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Amazon Riverboat Exploration - Teen

Help conserve the Amazon Basin’s pink river dolphins, giant river otters, primates and more. Rendezvous:Iquitos, Peru £2650 15 days Moderate

 

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Blazing the Biodiversity Trail in Brazil

How do key species use the Araguaia River corridor between the grassland Cerrado and the Amazon? Rendezvous:Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil £1875 12 days Moderate

 

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Climate Change and Caterpillars in Ecuador

Study caterpillars on the eastern slopes of the Andes Rendezvous:Quito, Ecuador £1475 11 days Moderate

 

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Darwin’s Finches and Natural Selection in the Galapagos

Discover unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands

Rendezvous:Baltra Airport, Galapagos Islands Coming Soon Moderate

 

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Restoring Prehistoric Landscapes on Easter Island

Discover sophisticated Rapa Nui agricultural practice Rendezvous:Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile £2775 14 days Moderate

 

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Amazon Riverboat Exploration

Help conserve the Amazon Basin’s pink river dolphins, giant river otters, primates and more. Rendezvous:Iquitos, Peru £1650 - £2250  8-15 days Easy

 

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