Research areas across four vital areas

Climate Change

Climate change poses one of the most significant challenges to the planet. Earthwatch supports research that improves the understanding of how climate change affects different environments and finds ways to help communities reduce their impacts and adapt to changes.

 

Archeology & Culture

This research highlights the genetic, ecological, cultural, and linguistic variation discovered in the native biological and cultural communities. These research programs unearth the past in a way that safeguards the future.

 

Wildlife & Ecosystems

Habitats and animals all over the world are threatened. This research aims to create conservation plans and help protect our planet and its inhabitants in today's ever-evolving landscape.

 

Ocean Health

This research seeks to protect marine biodiversity with a focus on those parts of the ocean most quickly impacted by society, such as the highly threatened coastal habitats, including mangroves and coral reefs.

 

Latest Articles

What is Climate Change and How Does it Affect Us?

Climate Change is the long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns that result from natural or human causes. Warmer temperatures have a number of impacts that affect people across the globe, from straining agricultural systems and driving wildlife habitat changes to flooding and wildfires that disrupt communities and jeopardize personal safety. These impacts, referred to...

The Effects of Climate Change

The Earth’s climate is changing faster than at any time in history, mostly because of human activities. This change is causing many problems for people, animals and plants. Global warming is caused by the addition of heat-trapping greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. When these gases blanket the Earth, they prevent the sun’s warmth from escaping...

What Is the Ocean?

The Ocean is a vast, salt water body that covers three fourths of the Earth’s surface. Oceans are so large and powerful that they influence every other Earth system, including climate and weather. The constant transfer of heat from the equator to the poles drives oceanic and atmospheric circulation—winds, waves, currents, eddies, and more. It’s...

Writing About Wildlife

Wildlife is any living thing that lives in nature and is not a domesticated animal or plant. It can include birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, insects, or other invertebrates. Wild animals live in all ecosystems, from deserts to rainforests, and can be found worldwide. Wildlife conservation is a huge global concern, as many animal species are...

What is Climate Change?

Climate Change is a significant and long-term variation in weather conditions — including temperature, precipitation, wind, and oceans — that persists over many decades or more. It’s different from “weather,” which refers to specific local weather events, like rainstorms, drought, heat waves, and tornadoes. Climate change is caused by human activities that increase the amount...

The Importance of the Ocean

Ocean is a vast body of salt water that covers most of Earth’s surface and contains a rich diversity of living creatures. Oceans are key to our planet’s climate as they absorb and store massive amounts of heat from the Sun, distribute it around the globe and regulate temperature. They are also vital for our...

The Importance of Wildlife Conservation

Wildlife is all living organisms (including animals, plants, fungus and microorganisms) that are naturally occurring in an environment without direct human influence. The term is often used to describe non-domesticated animal species, but it also applies to wild plant and animal communities and habitats. Wildlife includes everything from the giant elephant to the tiny flea...

What is Climate Change?

Climate Change is the long-term average increase in Earth’s temperature caused by human activities. These activities include burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), deforestation, and land-use changes. These activities increase the amount of “heat-trapping” greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which causes Earth’s surface temperatures to rise. Climate change can also cause sea level to...

What Is the Ocean?

The ocean is the enormous body of salt water that covers more than half of our planet. It is the source of most of the world’s oxygen, and it also contains vast stores of energy and minerals. The sea connects the continents and their people, providing important shipping routes for trade and tourism. It is...

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