How is a national treasure being reshaped by the changing climate?
Earthwatch expeditions pair researchers with volunteers to address some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Explore our current expeditions to discover how you can make a difference.
Showing 3 of 3 matchesBees, hummingbirds, and other pollinators provide services that are critical to our future food security and the ecological hea
The once vast Atlantic Forest in Brazil has been reduced to less than one-sixth of its former size.

CUSTOM EXPEDITIONS FOR GROUPS
Explore the world together. Our expert staff can coordinate a meaningful experience for school groups, corporate employees, alumni associations, community groups, or other affiliations.
Be more than a tourist
If you like cool trips rather than hot ones, and if you like hiking in uninhabited, quiet, revealing places, and if you have any interest in trees and how they help us understand our changing plane
Our Research Focus

Sustainable Cities and Communities
Collect essential environmental data to promote urban resiliency while helping to influence positive change.

Terrestrial Ecosystems
Preserve and restore forests, assess and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate, and conserve biodiversity.

Ocean Ecosystems
Take action to protect marine habitats, conserve biodiversity, and promote sustainable livelihoods.