Earthwatch InstituteFinding Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Earthwatch Institute Overview

Earthwatch Institute is the world’s

largest environmental volunteer non-

profit organization.

Earthwatch Institute’s four current

priority research areas include:

▪ Climate Change

▪ Oceans

▪ Sustainable Resource Management

▪ Sustainable Cultures

Iceland, Icelandic Glaciers, Dr. Andy Russell, University of Newcastle

Earthwatch Institute Mission

Earthwatch Institute’s mission:

▪ engage people worldwide in scientific field research and

education

▪ promote understanding

and action necessary for a

sustainable environment

Seychelles, Coral and Coastal Ecology of the Seychelles, Dr. David Barnes, St. Catherine’s College

Earthwatch Institute History

Since 1971, Earthwatch has:

▪ Offered expeditions in more than 120 countries and 35 US states

▪ Provided more than $67 million to field scientists through volunteer contributions

▪ Engaged more than 90,000 volunteers in 11 million hours of service through field research

Kenya, Lions of Tsavo, Dr. Bruce Patterson, Field Museum of Natural History

A Sustainable Future Reaching 4.5 Million People over 5 Years

▪ Climate Change ▪ Oceans ▪ Sustainable Resource Management ▪ Sustainable Cultures

▪ Global Conventions ▪ Regional Sustainability ▪ Multiplier Capacity Building

▪ Educators ▪ Students ▪ Corporate Employees ▪ Partner Organizations ▪ Government and Policy Makers

Bahamas, Dolphins and Whales of Abaco Island, Diane Claridge & Charlotte Dunn, Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization

Global Climate Change

As part of its mission to combat global climate change, Earthwatch purchases carbon offsets for all carbon emissions generated by volunteers’ travel to and fromthe field research locations.

New Orleans, Hunting for Caterpillars, Dr. Lee Dyer, Tulane University

Climate Change Expeditions

More than 20 Climate Change

projects, including:

Icelandic Glaciers

Bahamian Reef Survey

Climate Change, Canopies, and

Wildlife

Climate Change in the Rainforest

Climate Change at the Arctic’s Edge

Canada, Climate Change at the Arctic’s Edge, Dr. Peter Kershaw, University of Alberta

Oceans Expeditions

More than 30 Ocean and Coastal

projects, including:

Whales of British Columbia

Coastal Ecology of the Bahamas

Costa Rican Sea Turtles

Sharks and Rays of Monterey Bay

South African Penguins

Bahamas, Dolphins and Whales of Abaco Island, Diane Claridge & Charlotte Dunn, Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization

Sustainable Resource Management Expeditions

More than 50 Sustainable Resource

Management projects, including:

Amazon Riverboat Exploration

Carnivores of Madagascar

Crocodiles of the Zambezi

Meerkats of the Kalahari

Saving Sweetwater’s Rhinos

Michigan, Moose and Wolves, Dr. Rolf Peterson, Michigan Technological University

Sustainable Cultures Expeditions

More than 20 Sustainable Cultures

projects, including:

Medicinal Plants

Easter Island Cultures

Sustainable Southern Belize

Armenia’s Architectural Heritage

Traditional Knowledge of African Villages

South Africa, Traditional Knowledge of African Villages, Dr. Clapperton Mavhunga, Harvard University, and

Dr. Simon Kang’a, New York University

My Earthwatch Expedition

Expedition: Whales of British Columbia

Location: Southern Central Coast of

British Columbia

Project Staff: Dr. William M. Megill,

Jackie Maud, Jennifer Wladichuk, Ben

Williamson, Robert Templeton

Team 1: Ruby Bordoloi, Alexandra Alcoff,

Jennie Drent, Helen, Moorman, Colleen

Raymond, Barrett Taft, Cynthia Tomlin

Canada, Whales of British Columbia, Dr. William Megill, University of Bath and Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation

My Earthwatch Expedition

Whales of British Columbia

expedition focus includes:

▪ Studies of grey and humpback whales

▪ Effects of grey whale predation

▪ Physiology of whale swimming

▪ Coastal biodiversity mapping

Canada, Whales of British Columbia, Dr. William Megill, University of Bath and Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation

My Earthwatch Expedition

Whales of British Columbia

volunteer responsibilities include:

▪ Assist with analysis to describe

whales' use of available habitat

▪ Assist with analysis to describe

distribution of mysids in habitat

▪ Enter data into project GIS database

Canada, Whales of British Columbia, Dr. William Megill, University of Bath and Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation

My Earthwatch Expedition

Research area includes:

▪ Camp of eight cabins and laboratory

▪ Project based at Xusela wilderness

research camp operated by the Coastal

Ecosystems Research Foundation (CERF)

▪ Research area extending 75miles along

southern Central Coast of BCCanada, Whales of British Columbia, Dr. William Megill, University of Bath

and Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation

Earthwatch Preparing for Your Earthwatch Expedition

Climate change could create 50 million

refugees in the next decade. Species are going extinct at

rates 100times faster than those shown

in thefossil record. -UN IPCC Report and

Environmental Outlook Report-4, 2007

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Mongolia, Wildlife of the Mongolian Steppe, Dr. Rich Reading, Denver Zoological

Foundation