Earthwatch

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Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization that was founded in 1971 near Boston (USA). Their mission is to engage people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. Earthwatch works with a wide range of partners, from individuals who work as conservation volunteers on research teams through to corporate partners, governments and institutions.

It does this in a number of ways. Earthwatch matchs conservation volunteers from around the world to suitable research projects; collaborates with over 50 global partner organisations on their conservation and management plans; builds networks of students and teachers to share expedition based-based curriculum and lesson plans; communicates with scientists about proposed research projects, findings and research results; engages corporate partners and thousands of individuals to support its mission.

Earthwatch aims to create a systematic change in how the public views science and its role in environmental sustainability, working under the premise that conservation decisions should be based upon solid data from the field. Earthwatch also advocates sustainable tourism and the shift to low-carbon or sustainable energy sources.

1 Organization and History
2 See also
3 External links
- 3.1 Official Site

[edit] Organization and History

Earthwatch currently has offices in the US, UK, Africa, Australia and Japan. Since 1971 Earthwatch has recruited over 81,000 volunteers in support of 2,800 field research projects in 118 countries. These volunteers have contributed over 10 million hours to essential field work. Earthwatch currently supports over 130 research projects in 50 countries by providing funds and paying volunteers.

An arm of the Earthwatch Institute is the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Group (CERG), founded by Earthwatch (Europe). CERG offers a platform for enhancing good practice amongst the business sector.