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Research Focus

Each month Earthwatch focuses on a chosen research area or destination to bring you highlights of our research expeditions, country fact files and other useful facts and tips:

Trouble in paradise?

Debbie Winton explains how an Earthwatch project in the Bahamas is examining the impacts of tourism and pollution on coastal ecosystems.

Finding answers in the forest

Debbie Winton reports on how an Earthwatch project in Puerto Rico is testing ways to sustainably manage tropical rainforests.

Involving communities in sea turtle conservation

Debbie Winton reports on how Earthwatch scientists in Mexico are tackling severe threats to black sea turtles.

Macaws of the Peruvian Amazon

Results from Earthwatch research in Peru will be applied to the conservation management of macaws in the Tambopata area and throughout the tropics.

Science in the city

New York is the setting for an exciting Earthwatch project which aims to identify the impacts of urban pressures on wildlife.

Surveying whales and dolphins in the Hebrides

Debbie Winton of Earthwatch shows how scientists and volunteers are conducting much-needed research off the west coast of Scotland.

Costa Rican Coffee from Community to Cup

Nina Raasakka reports on how pioneering research in central Costa Rica will have direct benefits for coffee farmers.

Mammals of Nova Scotia

Nina Raasakka shows how an Earthwatch project in this peninsular province is already uncovering some interesting findings.

Crocodiles of the Zambezi

Nina Raasakka explores how much-needed research in the Zambezi heartland is vital for the Nile crocodile.

Wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal

Nina Raasakka investigates the colourful wildlife of Brazil's Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world.

Birds, Biodiversity and Farming in Provence

Nina Raasakka explores the aims of a new Earthwatch project in Provence which is investigating the European roller.

Cocoa farming and biodiversity in Ghana

Nina Raasakka from the Earthwatch research team explores how an Earthwatch project in Ghana is improving our understanding of cocoa cultivation and biodiversity.

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