What are Earthwatch expeditions?
Earthwatch expeditions are ongoing research projects confronting critical, current issues, run by qualified and respected members of the scientific community. Earthwatch expeditions are not tours, not ecotourism, not adventure travel. Earthwatch expeditions are short-term volunteer opportunities directly assisting scientists in their field research. In some cases, you will be working in areas inaccessible to tourists; pristine regions that only researchers are allowed to enter. Most expeditions are 7-15 days long. The researchers you work with come from all over the globe. They apply to Earthwatch Institute for grants that support their work by simultaneously organizing volunteers to assist them in the field and funding the research. Topics span a wide range of scientific study including climate change, endangered species, history of civilizations, sustainable development, and the state of the oceans.
