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Sport Diver: The Conservation Column

Dr Kathy Townsend, lead scientist on Earthwatch’s Project Manta, talks about her work with manta rays.

Caught on camera!

Incredible images captured by Earthwatch research teams using camera traps reveal the secret lives of animals in the wild.

Earthwatch volunteer making waves in Georgia

From Earthwatch volunteer to environmental education pioneer; Sarah Weldon establishes Oceans Project Georgia.

Head to Head: Marina Costa interview

Questions and Answers with Marina Costa, lead scientist on the new Earthwatch Red Sea Dolphin Project.

Sustainable palm oil production

Earthwatch scientist Dr Glen Reynolds has been appointed as a scientific advisor on the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil.

Coral reefs of the Seychelles

Earthwatch scientist Dr David Smith shares insights into his work on the coral reefs of the idyllic Seychelles islands.

Atlantic Calling: Live from the Atlantic!

Listen to an update from Earthwatch's Lloyd Figgins, three weeks into his epic row across the Atlantic Ocean.

Digging for dinosaurs in Texas

Endless Vacation - Join Earthwatch on a volunteer vacation discovering fossils at Arlington Archosaur Site, Texas.

Banking on Sustainability

New film showcases Earthwatch’s award-winning work with HSBC.


Earthwatch on the airwaves!

Listen to Ed Wilson, Earthwatch President & CEO, speaking about our exciting new projects on WNBP Radio.

Earthwatch climate impact survey wraps up

Nature - One of the biggest citizen science projects ever conducted concludes after five years of data collection.

The Wall Street Journal: Volunteer Travel

Earthwatch expeditions included in The Wall Street Journal best picks for volunteer travel, 2012.

Field Notes: December 2011

Read about the latest Earthwatch discoveries, rare sightings and exciting news from the field.

Atlantic Calling: Live from Morocco!

Listen to Earthwatch's very own Lloyd Figgins explain why he is about to row across the Atlantic Ocean!

Rare carnivore spotted in Madagascar

Earthwatch volunteer photographs extremely rare western falanouc on expedition in Madagascar.

International Green Awards Winner!

Earthwatch wins Best Green Employee Engagement Award at the 2011 International Green Awards.

The elephant in the (class)room

An Earthwatch account from the Business Skills for World Heritage program in Kenya.

Neville Shulman Awards 2012

Earthwatch announces grants to support young scientists, Islam Mohammad-Elsadek and Maria Isabel Estevez.

Atlantic Calling rowing challenge

Earthwatch employee takes on world record quest, collecting scientific data and raising funds for lifeboat institution.

Sport Diver: Our oceans, our future...

Earthwatch's Dr Sam Burgess shares her thoughts on the recent World Conference on Marine Biodiversity.

Elephants know how to co-operate

Footage of an over-sized experiment! Intrigued? Join our new expedition, 'Thinking Like an Elephant in Thailand'.

Five years championing climate change

Earthwatch receives final team of HSBC volunteers at its learning and research center in Oxfordshire, UK.

Earthwatch kicks off community lecture series

Earthwatch holds the first of three fall lectures funded by the Harvard Allston Partnership Fund.

Rising Temperature

StrategicRISK magazine - Earthwatch scientist, Dr Dan Bebber, discusses the risks of climate change to business.

International Congress for Conservation Biology

Earthwatch’s scientific field research program developed in partnership with HSBC will be showcased at the ICCB.

Madagascar: Political instability and conservation

Earthwatch scientist, Dr Luke Dollar, discusses Madagascar’s ongoing political instability and its impacts on conservation.

Sport Diver - The Conservation Column

Earthwatch has teamed up with sportdiver.co.uk to contribute a monthly marine conservation column.

Earthwatch Debate, London

guardian.co.uk - What do you think should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years?

HCP International Green Awards™

Earthwatch/HSBC Partnership shortlisted for International Green Awards™

Words open new worlds for twin sisters

Earthwatch scholarship offers sisters, Emily and Erica Betz an experience like no other

First ever BostONEarth a huge success

Thanks to everybody who joined us for our signature Boston event, as we turned the spotlight on the New Age of Water

Climate Change Research in Manitoba

palisadespost - Craig Honda is a seventh-grade science teacher. He'd never seen a polar bear in the flesh before.

Marine Conservation in Belize

palisadespost - Gillian Keller swaps her classroom for Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve in Belize

Saving Kenya’s Black Rhinos

bootsnall.com - Dawn Kane combines adventure and conservation on expedition to Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

Do dolphins understand they are mortal?

New Scientist - Research is raising questions about whether cetaceans understand the concept of death.

86 Percent of Earth's Species Still Unknown?

National Geographic - Millions of organisms unnamed as extinction accelerates, study says

Your Brain on the Ocean

Scientists at first-ever BLUEMiND Summit explored connections between the ocean and our brain

Earthwatch is 40!

2011 marks our 40th Anniversary, and we want you to celebrate with us

PhD for Earthwatch funded mangrove expert

Dr Priyantha Kumara becomes first PhD student to have studies fully funded by Earthwatch

Prestigious award for Earthwatch scientist

Earthwatch scientist receives one of the highest civilian awards granted by the President of Kenya

Earthwatch honored by Royal couple

Earthwatch is one of 26 charities named as beneficiary of the Royal Wedding Charitable Gift Fund

Automatic recognition system for Penguins

We travel to South Africa to see how new technology is helping efforts to address declining penguin numbers

Earthwatch comes to Allston

Harvard Gazette - Earthwatch’s new address means greater access for Harvard to a worldwide network scientists


International Green Awards Winner



Press Information

For press information, interviews and image requests, please contact:

Director of Scientific and Public Outreach, Kristen Kusek

email kkusek@earthwatch.org
telephone 978-450-1281