Earthwatch at 50: Caroline Wanjiru
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Caroline Wanjiru's story Mangroves are one of the worlds most complex and crucial habitats. As well as storing huge amounts of carbon, they provide a nursery home... Read more
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Earthwatch at 50: Daniel Santos
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Daniel Santos' story Daniel Santos noticed that while Cape Verde was vulnerable to the effects of climate change, local communities didnt always understand the complexities. After receiving... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Helena Sims
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Helena Sims' story In 2009, Helena Sims became one of the first recipients of the new Earthwatch Shulman Awards, created by conservationist Neville Shulman CBE. Helena realised... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Rima Chai
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Rima Chai's story Rima Chai, AKA Tyre Lady, started dragging her signature tyre as part of a gruelling training regime for a polar expedition in 2006. When... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Lynda Thompson
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Lynda Thompson's story Lynda Thompson first became aware of Earthwatch when she was working for an outdoor activity company near Ullswater in Cumbria. She cut out the... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Ken and Jenny Sparrowhawk
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Ken and Jenny Sparrowhawk's story Ken and Jenny Sparrowhawk first encountered the work of Earthwatch by chance after reading an advert in a Sunday paper while Ken... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Alex Liu
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Alex Liu's story Alex Liu, a lecturer in palaeontology and sedimentology at the University of Cambridge, doesnt usually anticipate tears in his lectures. But theres one slide... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Peter Tavolacci
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Peter Tavolacci's story In 2012, when HSBC Senior Manager Peter Tavolacci took part in the Earthwatch/HSBC sustainable coffee farming programme in Costa Rica, he felt as if... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Andrew Pindar OBE DL
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Andrew Pindar OBE DL's story Andrew Pindar OBE DL grew up by the sea in Scarborough, and saw first hand how polluted our oceans are, instilling in... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Anne, Fiona, Nicky
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Anne, Nicky and Fiona's story Fiona Bluck, Anne De'Ath and Nicky Dunnington-Jefferson (from Left to Right). Anne DeAth, Nicky Dunnington-Jefferson and Fiona Bluck, all Fellows of the... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Philip Faure
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Philip Faure's story Philip Faures idea to place Anatolian livestock guarding dogs with farmers in South Africas western Soutpansberg Mountains was a unique and important way to... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Steven Loiselle
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Steven Loiselle's story Steven Loiselle is an Associate Professor at the University of Siena in Italy, and a Senior Researcher at Earthwatch Europe. He leads FreshWater Watch,... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Professor Russell Hill
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Professor Russell Hill's story Professor Russell Hill at Durham University, leads the Earthwatch-supported Primate and Predator Project at the Lajuma Research Centre in the Soutpansberg Mountains, South... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Professor Dawn Scott
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Professor Dawn Scott's story Professor Dawn Scott is Head of School within Life Sciences at Keele University. She leads the Earthwatch Rhino project at Mankwe, in South... Read more
Earthwatch at 50: Glen Reynolds
2nd September 2018
Earthwatch at 50: Dr. Glen Reynold's story Glen Reynolds is the Director of the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP) and led the Earthwatch research project Climate and Landscape... Read more