Donate to plant Tiny Forests Help us plant hope by creating urban forests that connect people with nature, mitigate climate change impacts, and support urban wildlife habitats. Donate today Make an impact today Our Tiny Forest program is expanding, and we invite you to donate today to help us create urban forests for biodiversity. Join us in continuing this momentum and promoting nature-based solutions to combat climate change and create habitats for urban wildlife. Your donation is directly supporting the advancement of nature-based solutions in the...

TeachLive: Protecting Wetlands for the Future About the Program The Protecting Wetlands for the Future program is a 6 day collaborative program between teachers, students and Earthwatch scientists at Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre (HBEEC) and Boyne Island Environmental Education Centre (BIEEC).  Through expeditions, teachers will be upskilled to establish their own tidal wetland monitoring site on return to their school to assess local ecosystem values and threats with a focus on ‘blue carbon’ storage and sequestration. Teachers...

Environmental Education Mentors What is an Environmental Education Mentor? Connecting with a mentor is one of the most important components of the Kids Teaching Kids journey. It gives students a real-world context for their learning and allows them to work alongside adults as equals, sharing ideas, knowledge and hopes for the future.  Mentoring can be a rewarding experience for the mentor as well. You get the opportunity to connect with future generations and seeing their enthusiasm for what you do can be very uplifting. It is also an avenue...

Employee Engagement We are citizen science program development experts. Interested in a staff engagement experience that makes a positive difference to the planet? Our unique approach to staff engagement helps individuals connect directly with nature and with business-relevant sustainability research.  A corporate partnership with Earthwatch not only benefits your business goals, but engages and upskills your employees. Our corporate programs immerse employees in environmental research, enabling thought leadership and the development of a strong understanding...

Ways to Fundraise   Fundraise for the Earth Challenge yourself to do something amazing, and help raise money to protect our natural world. Fundraise for endangered species Earthwatch Australia has partnered with Edge Pledge to help people raise funds for the planet’s endangered species. Edge Pledge is a challenge-based fundraising platform that raises money for species on the brink of extinction. Help save Australia’s unique wildlife – and push the edge of your comfort zone –by making a pledge to save endangered animals, like the koala, the manta ray, and the swift parrot. Make...

Our Partners George Alexander Foundation Earthwatch partners with the George Alexander Foundation to award Student Challenge Fellowships. The Student Challenge program is part of Earthwatch’s education programs, and aims to inspire senior high school students to pursue careers in STEM, and specifically environmental conservation by working alongside a research scientist in the field for a week. Through this partnership and other scholarship programs for students and teachers, Earthwatch Australia is inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders and change-makers....

Our Partners Mitsubishi Development Mitsubishi Development and Earthwatch Australia have partnered to deliver a $450,000 research program called ‘Understanding Queensland’s Blue Carbon Resource’. This partnership was established to assess the condition of wetlands and prove their value in mitigating climate change. By collecting data in wetlands from Mackay to the Daintree, scientists are measuring the capacity of mangroves to store and sequester carbon emissions over three years and to understand the impact of wetland health on carbon sequestration. This adds to an...

Our Partners Coca Cola Australia Foundation Earthwatch Australia is funded by CCAF to deliver a first-of-its-kind marine pollution and wetland management program in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria. Together with Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (CLCAC) and recycling experts Plastic Collective, Earthwatch will train 20 CLCAC Indigenous Land and Environment Rangers and 30 community volunteers to help deliver the Wetlands not Wastelands program over three years from 2020 onwards. Driven by science and delivered by the local community, this...

Our Partners Mitsubishi Corporation The Great Barrier Reef, the largest living organism on the planet, is facing annihilation due to a culmination of factors including rising see temperatures, disease, acidification, crown of thorns and now macroalgae. Recovery of the Great Barrier Reef is a partnership between Earthwatch Australia, James Cook University, and sponsored by Mitsubishi Corporation’s Global Coral Reef Conservation Project, to provide scientifically robust ways to help reefs recover in the wake of the increasing ecological disturbances they are facing. This program aims...