Earthwatch Science News Editors Notes
Earthwatch is an international environmental organisation whose mission is to engage people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.
Earthwatch makes research grants of over £3 million in support of around 130 projects each year. Earthwatch recruits volunteers from the general public and partner organisations to share the costs of a research project, and to join it as research assistants. In the past 30 years, Earthwatch field assistants have contributed 10 million man-hours to research internationally.
Earthwatch has four Research Areas (RAs): ecosystem services, climate change, oceans and cultural heritage.
Earthwatch welcomes proposals for long-term support. Around 18 per cent of our projects have been supported for over 10 years.