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Will Corals Survive Stormy Future?

Tuesday 29 April, 2008

A new study supported by Earthwatch reveals that hurricanes and storms limit the ability of corals in Belize to recruit new coral into their communities.

Ghana's first cocoa ecotourism initiative to benefit farming communities

Thursday 20 March, 2008

A new community-led ecotourism initiative in Ghana is launched today that will introduce visitors to Ghana’s cocoa industry and showcase the benefits of environmentally friendly cocoa farming.

Earthwatch and BBC Wildlife launch nature writing competition

Thursday 20 February, 2003

Do you have a creative talent waiting to be unleashed? The prize is a place on one of three Earthwatch expeditions, with flights included, plus the publication of your article in BBC Wildlife magazine, and on loveearth.com, BBC Worldwide’s natural history website.

Earthwatch Joins the Experts Fighting Extinction Crisis

Friday 8 February, 2008

Earthwatch part of an historic meeting of The World Conservation Union Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC)

Scientists Succeed in Protecting the Green Lungs of Europe

Monday 4 February, 2008

Research impacts on peat bog protection.

Threats to Wetland Wildlife

Wednesday 23 January, 2008

Results from field research supported by Earthwatch in Estonia will help scientists predict threats to wildlife.

New research hopes to shed light on Easter Island

Earthwatch archaeologist Dr. Chris Stevenson was today awarded the international Aviva/Earthwatch Award for Climate Change Research to further his 18 year investigation on Easter Island (Rapa Nui).

Are you passionate about the planet?

An introduction to the film earth and the loveearth.com website.

Rising sea temperatures bring common dolphins to northeast Scotland

Scientists from the Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit (CRRU) in Banff, Scotland, and volunteers from Earthwatch were dazzled this week when they were joined by over 300 common dolphins in the Outer Moray Firth. This is the first time the team have ever recorded common dolphins (delphinus delphis), a warm water dolphin species, in these coastal waters in 10 years of studying cetaceans in the North Sea.

Volunteer efforts pay off for sea turtles in Mexico

After a six-year campaign, conservationists are celebrating the designation of Bahia de los Angeles as a protected biosphere reserve. Hundreds of Earthwatch volunteers contributed to this success by helping to gather data on the Black Sea Turtles of Baja expedition.

Scientists fear for Pacific grey whales

Earthwatch scientists have voiced their fears for grey whales arriving malnourished in their breeding grounds off the Mexican coast.

Shipping lanes make way for dolphins

Bottlenose dolphins off the southern coast of Spain will benefit from shipping lane shift recommended by Earthwatch scientists

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