Earthwatch researchers present new paper on single-use plastic usage during the Covid-19 pandemic

 Earthwatch researchers have led on the publication of a new paper entitled Drivers of public plastic (mis)use — New…

Aug 11, 2022

Fresh Water

Naturehood to bring nature to underserved communities in Oxford with new National Lottery funding

Earthwatch Europe’s community nature project, Naturehood, has been awarded £200,000 from the National Lottery Reaching…

Jun 29, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

American Express partners with Earthwatch Europe to back low-carbon communities

American Express colleagues from the company’s London offices participated in a science day at an Earthwatch Tiny…

Jun 23, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

Fever-Tree and All Bar One in year-long partnership to support Tiny Forest across the UK

Fever-Tree, the world’s leading premium mixer brand, together with the UK’s #1 bar chain, All Bar One, are partnering…

Jun 13, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

Iliad to develop Digital Twins of the Ocean, innovative tools for modelling marine systems

The Iliad consortium, which includes 56 international partners, will develop virtual representations of the sea that…

Jun 10, 2022

Oceans & Coasts

Earthwatch celebrates new tools and reach to help tackle freshwater pollution around the globe

Earthwatch’s FreshWater Watch project is aiming for even greater impact with a new citizen science data platform, more…

Jun 08, 2022

Fresh Water

Second planting season brings total to 149 Tiny Forests across the UK

The Tiny Forest planting season, from October 2021 to March 2022, has now finished. This has been our best planting…

May 26, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Europe joins the new Public Private Partnership 'Farmers with Biodiversity' in the Netherlands

To restore biodiversity in the Netherlands, collaboration with the agricultural sector is key. Earthwatch Europe is…

May 25, 2022

Sustainable agriculture

Discover wildlife at Tiny Forests across the UK during special Biodiversity Week

Everyone is invited to discover the wildlife at their local Tiny Forest as part of a special week run by charity…

May 19, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

More than just trees: how Tiny Forests are taking root in communities across the UK

After the first two years of the Tiny Forest movement, environmental charity Earthwatch Europe has released exclusive…

Apr 06, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch researchers present new paper on how technology boosts citizen science data used to monitor Sustainability Development Goals

Earthwatch researchers have led on the publication of a new paper entitled “How Networks of Citizen Observatories Can…

Mar 31, 2022

Citizen science

New Scientist features FreshWater Watch’s Thames Water partnership in the Evenlode

The Evenlode river in Oxfordshire, like many waterways across the UK, has been impacted by sewage and agricultural…

Mar 16, 2022

Fresh Water

Tiny Forest: first Monitoring Report published

Earthwatch Europe has published the first monitoring report for its Tiny Forest programme showcasing the first insights…

Mar 03, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Europe sponsors edie Sustainability Leaders Forum

This year’s edie Sustainability Leaders Forum, taking place in London and online on 8-9 March, is sponsored by…

Feb 24, 2022

Climate Change

Sir Crispin Tickell - obituary

Remembering the Chair of Trustees of Earthwatch Europe, 1991 – 1997 Sir Crispin Tickell, former Chair of Trustees of…

Feb 03, 2022

Climate Change

Earthwatch Europe joins the Diverse Sustainability Initiative

We are thrilled to announce that Earthwatch Europe has become a partner of the Diverse Sustainability Initiative, a…

Feb 02, 2022

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Europe presents international research into nature-based solutions as a sustainable tool for building resilient cities

Earthwatch Europe has published a new Impact Report summarising the results of an international research programme.…

Jan 25, 2022

Citizen science

Earthwatch researchers present special issue of Sustainability Journal

The Sustainability Special Issue "Citizen Science for Sustainable Cities: Investigating Nature Based Solutions"…

Jan 20, 2022

Citizen science

Earthwatch invites business partners to accelerate environmental sustainability through immersive learning

Today Earthwatch Europe launches Earthwatch Learning, a newly redeveloped package of unique learning experiences that…

Jan 12, 2022

Education

Tiny Forest: planting season update

Earthwatch Europe, with the support of several partners, has planted 18 Tiny Forests across the UK so far in…

Dec 13, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

MINI Tiny Forests planted to boost biodiversity in local communities

MINI UK has committed to funding a minimum of 11 Tiny Forests across the UK, supporting ongoing community engagement…

Dec 06, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Education & Guinness World Records – New Educational Resources

The Earthwatch Europe Education team is proud to announce a collaboration with Guinness World Records. Members of our…

Nov 08, 2021

Education

Severn Trent reveal first Tiny Forest sites across West Midlands in partnership with Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as work progresses with the pledge to create Birmingham 2022’s carbon-neutral legacy

Changing Lives Through Rugby (the community arm of Erdington Rugby Club), Saltley Academy and Bloxwich Community…

Nov 05, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Thames Water partnership to save the River Evenlode battling through poo

The River Evenlode winds its way through some of the Cotswold’s most picturesque scenery and is a popular place for…

Oct 25, 2021

Fresh Water

Fresh water measurements shine a light on the poor state of our rivers compared to European counterparts, according to a report published today by environmental organisation Earthwatch Europe.

Measurements collected by more than 460 volunteers in England and the Netherlands shine a light on the poor state of…

Oct 25, 2021

Fresh Water

Wee Forests to leave living legacy for COP26 in Glasgow

Glasgow is set to become host to a network of 'Wee Forests' in and around the city centre.

Oct 19, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Europe collaboration wins £7.1m in Water Breakthrough Challenge

Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CaSTCo.) is one of nine winners of Ofwat’s inaugural Water Breakthrough…

Oct 14, 2021

Fresh Water

Earthwatch Europe pledges to use citizen science to improve rivers and lakes

This week, Earthwatch celebrates an incredible milestone, with 30,000 datasets submitted by citizen scientists to its…

Sep 28, 2021

Fresh Water

A Japanese forestry technique takes root in the UK

We are saddened to hear that Japanese botanist Dr Akira Miyawaki passed away in July. His tree planting methodology has…

Aug 13, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Europe awarded funding to train teachers in environmental education

Earthwatch Europe awarded £19,000 by the Kusuma Trust to enable the Education team to train 70 pre-qualified teachers…

Jul 22, 2021

Education

FreshWater Watch launches in the Netherlands

Earthwatch Europe is delighted to launch the FreshWater Watch programme in the Netherlands, thanks to support…

Jul 20, 2021

Fresh Water

Earthwatch Europe joins Severn Trent to create a lasting legacy

Severn Trent launch exciting opportunity for schools and community groups to have their own Tiny Forest as part of…

Jul 08, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch, Tate & Lyle and Nanjing Agricultural University launch sustainable stevia programme

Stevia sweetener growers in China will be helped to lower their environmental impact, secure a sustainable future for…

Jul 08, 2021

Sustainable agriculture

Earthwatch Europe joins charities calling for the ban of peat-based compost

Environment experts have written to garden retailers challenging them to end the sale of peat-based compost ahead of…

Jun 28, 2021

Climate Change

Spring WaterBlitz reveals widespread water pollution in freshwater environments across Thames Valley, Luxembourg, Paris and Dublin

Over 1,200 volunteers from across the Thames Valley, Luxembourg, Paris and Dublin joined in the biggest WaterBlitz…

Jun 03, 2021

Fresh Water

The Circular Benefits of Participation in Nature-Based Solutions

A new paper led by Dr Macarena Cárdenas and Professor Steven Loiselle, from Earthwatch Europe, assesses how taking part…

May 18, 2021

Citizen science

Earthwatch speakers to join Global Biodiversity Festival

Two Earthwatch researchers will be speaking at the Global Biodiversity Festival, which will run online from 21 to 23…

May 07, 2021

Wildlife & Habitats

Earthwatch releases Action Plan Toolkit for reducing plastic pollution in local rivers

With the financial support of SC Johnson, Earthwatch Europe worked with Central Surrey Voluntary Action and Hart…

Apr 29, 2021

Citizen science

Vaillant unveils partnership to expand Tiny Forest initiative

In an exclusive for the heating industry, Vaillant is proud to announce it is joining forces with environmental…

Apr 22, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Super tiny, but super powerful: how a small environmental charity managed to bring big benefits to the UK as a new and innovative Tiny Forest initiative takes root

Since March 2020, the UK has been through an unprecedented experience. In a year that consisted of three national…

Apr 22, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Using citizen science to understand river water quality while filling data gaps to meet United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 objectives

A new paper led by Dublin City University and co-authored by Earthwatch Europe’s Dr. Isabel Bishop outlines how…

Apr 16, 2021

Fresh Water

When It Rains, It Pours: Integrating Citizen Science Methods to Understand Resilience of Urban Green Spaces

Earthwatch researchers Bethany Pudifoot, Macarena L. Cárdenas, Claire L. Narraway, Steven Loiselle publish findings of…

Apr 15, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

SC Johnson Donates to Earthwatch Europe and STEM Learning’s Project ENTHUSE to Support Children Learning in the UK

SC Johnson, an industry-leading manufacturer of household cleaning and other consumer and professional products, is…

Mar 25, 2021

Education

Tiny Forest in Doncaster

Following Team Doncaster’s declaration of a Climate Emergency and Commission, their subsequent Environment Strategy is…

Mar 21, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Redbridge’s first ‘Tiny Forest’ planted in South Park

This week more than 600 trees have been planted in South Park as part of a partnership between Vision Redbridge Culture…

Mar 18, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

MINI boost for Tiny Forest initiative.

MINI UK has partnered with Earthwatch Europe to support the Tiny Forest programme, boosting biodiversity in urban areas…

Mar 18, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Tiny Forest to bring huge benefits to city school children in Wolverhampton

A Tiny Forest the size of a tennis court is being planted in Wolverhampton to help local school children connect with…

Mar 17, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Tiny Forest planted in Lancing to boost local biodiversity

Earthwatch Europe, together with partners Lancing Parish Council and West Beach Residents Association, is planting a…

Mar 10, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

London to get its first-ever Tiny Forest through partnership between Fever-Tree and environmental charity Earthwatch Europe

Fever-Tree, the world’s leading premium mixer brand, together with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe and…

Mar 08, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

First Tiny Forest in the Midlands to be planted in Birmingham, Tuesday 2 March

Earthwatch Europe with support from OVO Foundation, OVO Energy’s charity, and partner Birmingham City Council, are…

Mar 02, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

National Tiny Forest initiative takes root at Leicester school

HUNDREDS of trees are being planted at a Leicester school as part a campaign to create a network of urban micro forests…

Feb 26, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Scotland’s first Tiny Forest planted

Scotland’s first ‘Tiny Forest’ was planted this week in Avenue End Rd in Easterhouse as part of a project to create…

Feb 25, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

First Tiny Forest in Jersey to be planted at Hautlieu School

The Government, Jersey Trees for Life, Earthwatch Europe and Jersey Electricity have joined forces with Hautlieu School…

Feb 19, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Tiny Forest heading to Goldthorpe

Goldthorpe is to be home to Yorkshire’s first Tiny Forest as part of Barnsley Council’s work to achieve net zero…

Feb 12, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Bristol’s first Tiny Forest is planted

Tiny Forest to be created in Southmead

Feb 04, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

New Earthwatchers programme asks the public to collect scientific data on a mass scale

Today Earthwatch Europe launches Earthwatchers, a new programme to enable members of the public to take hands-on action…

Jan 27, 2021

Citizen science

Boosting biodiversity with Tiny Forests in Oxford - National conservation initiative comes to life in Oxford

Two Tiny Forests will be planted at Meadow Lane Nature Reserve and Foxwell Drive in the last week of January to help…

Jan 26, 2021

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch Europe announces new Trustees

Earthwatch Europe is delighted to welcome five new appointments to the charity’s Board of Trustees.

Jan 25, 2021

Climate Change

Launch of The Bakery Sustainability Lab

The effects of the pandemic have given corporations a unique opportunity to transform their impact on the planet and…

Jan 18, 2021

Climate Change

Earthwatch Europe launches new teacher training and resource platform

The learning team and scientists from across Earthwatch Europe have created a free online platform for formal and…

Jan 18, 2021

Education

New book ‘The Science of Citizen Science’ brings together the latest citizen science research and best practice

A new book authored by over 100 international experts on citizen science, including eight from Earthwatch Europe, is…

Jan 12, 2021

Citizen science

Early Career Research Learning Opportunities with NERC Engaging Environments Partnership

We invite environmental researchers to boldly re-imagine how to co-create environmental solutions with community…

Jan 06, 2021

Education

Earthwatch Europe researchers identify opportunity for citizen science-led soil health monitoring to contribute to Sustainable Development Goal indicators

A new paper co-authored by Earthwatch Europe researchers Josephine Head and Martha Crockatt presents the poor…

Dec 11, 2020

Sustainable agriculture

Earthwatch Europe researchers show how citizen science can contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals

A new paper co-authored by Earthwatch Europe researchers Isabel Bishop, Toos van Nordwijk and Steven Loiselle presents…

Dec 10, 2020

Citizen science

Tiny Forests given a boost from Green Recovery Challenge Fund

We are pleased to announce that we have received funding from the Department for Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs…

Dec 09, 2020

Climate Change

Save our soils

UKSoils platform launches with a celebration of soil art from Earthwatch Europe

Dec 03, 2020

Sustainable agriculture

Earthwatch expands EU activity with new Netherlands presence

Earthwatch is expanding its activity in the EU, led by Toos van Noordwijk, Director of Science, Policy and Innovation,…

Nov 19, 2020

Thriving places to live and work

Earthwatch wins gold Corporate Engagement Award, for Best Environmental or Sustainability Programme.

Earthwatch Europe is thrilled to have won Gold at last night’s Corporate Engagement Awards (CEA), for Best…

Nov 18, 2020

Thriving places to live and work

Soils need you!

Earthwatch Europe launches ‘soil art’ competition to raise awareness about this vital resource and promote the launch…

Nov 17, 2020

Sustainable agriculture

New toolkit opens up citizen science for researchers

A new report from BiodivERSA, co-authored by Earthwatch Europe’s Director of Science, Policy & Innovation Toos van…

Nov 09, 2020

Citizen science

Report reveals evidence of water pollution across the Thames Valley

The results from our Thames Valley WaterBlitz are now available.

Nov 03, 2020

Fresh Water

Free webinar series: The benefits of Nature-based Solutions in cities

Like most organisations, we’ve had to change the way we’re doing things this year. Many of our in-person events have…

Oct 20, 2020

Climate Change

Could you be our next Trustee?

We already have a strong Board, and Earthwatch would like to take this opportunity to enrich it further by recruiting…

Sep 07, 2020

Climate Change

To create change we need to reach hearts and minds, citizen science is exceptionally well placed to do both

The series of data related blogs Link published last week has put a spotlight on the vital importance of good…

Sep 07, 2020

Citizen science

Has lockdown been beneficial for local fresh water bodies? We're seeking volunteers to survey fresh water across the Thames Valley

Environmental NGO Earthwatch Europe is appealing for members of the public to help survey water quality throughout the…

Aug 21, 2020

Water pollution

Consumer-based actions to reduce plastic pollution in rivers: new research shows most effective options

Scientists from Earthwatch Europe have published a new study in the open source journal PLOS ONE as part of our Plastic…

Aug 13, 2020

Water pollution

Earthwatch paper proposes a new definition for citizen science to increase understanding and comprehensiveness

A new paper, lead-authored by Earthwatch Europe’s Innovation Lead Luigi Ceccaroni, outlines a way of reframing citizen…

Aug 03, 2020

Climate Change

Open for submissions: Investigating Nature-based solutions

Earthwatch Europe scientists join an esteemed group of guest editors for a special edition of Sustainability, entitled…

Jul 31, 2020

Climate Change

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Earthwatch and OVO Foundation launch Tiny Forests with schools to help children and young people fight the climate…

Jul 27, 2020

Climate Change

FreshWater Watch’s potential to contribute to the SDGs has been independently recognised

A high profile paper in Sustainability Science has named FreshWater Watch as an example of a project that is well…

Jul 24, 2020

Fresh Water

Nurturing nature: why we’ve joined Business for Nature’s global coalition to reverse nature loss

Earthwatch is proud to join Business for Nature’s coalition of influential organisations, forward-thinking business and…

Jul 22, 2020

Wildlife & Habitats

The new Naturehood is here

Earthwatch launches new Naturehood platform to protect UK biodiversity. The charity urges the nation to take ‘radically…

Jul 16, 2020

Wildlife & Habitats

Earthwatch Wild Days poetry competition winner

Winners of the national poetry competition launched by environmental charity Earthwatch have been announced, with three…

Jun 11, 2020

Wildlife & Habitats

Lockdown side effect could be a new generation of super scientists

 

May 22, 2020

Climate Change

Get wild with poetry

Earthwatch Wild Days launches children’s national poetry competition inspired by natural world What poem does nature…

Apr 22, 2020

Wildlife & Habitats

Go wild service aims to help families stay calm

Earthwatch Europe launches ‘Wild Days’ - a new online indoor/outdoor learning service for families in lockdown

Apr 01, 2020

Wildlife & Habitats

Statement on COVID-19 - updated 24 March 2020

Like all organisations, Earthwatch Europe has been thinking very carefully about the best way to fulfil our mission,…

Mar 17, 2020

Climate Change

New augmented reality experience visualises a climate-proof city

A new augmented reality experience initiated by Oxford-based environmental charity Earthwatch Europe allows audiences…

Mar 03, 2020

Climate Change

Brexit Britain: An opportunity for sustainable agriculture

Earthwatch’s Sustainable Agriculture team have been closely following the development of the governments Agriculture…

Jan 28, 2020

Climate Change

Earthwatch Europe launches online plastic footprint calculator to tackle plastic pollution

The new easy-to-use tool, made possible through a grant provided by SC Johnson, calculates the weight and extent of…

Jan 24, 2020

Fresh Water

Testing the accuracy of FreshWater Watch for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

A pilot study has been published testing the ability of FreshWater Watch to monitor ambient water quality towards the…

Jan 06, 2020

Fresh Water

Why Earthwatch is supporting Teach the Future

Earthwatch is proud to be supporting Teach the Future, a campaign led by the UK Student Climate Network and Students…

Dec 09, 2019

Climate Change

Less time outside than a prisoner

75% of UK children spend less time outdoors than prisoners, with many spending under 16 minutes outside each day. This…

Dec 03, 2019

Climate Change

Volunteers help reveal water pollution levels across Thames Valley and three European capital cities

Measurements collected by more than 1,100 volunteers across the Thames Valley and three European capital cities reveal…

Nov 20, 2019

Fresh Water

Earthwatch Europe and SC Johnson announce partnership to reduce plastic pollution in UK rivers

Earthwatch is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with SC Johnson, which enables people to take action on…

Oct 30, 2019

Fresh Water

Naturehood asks Oxford and Swindon residents to do One Thing for Wildlife this autumn

Earthwatch Europe’s urban wildlife project Naturehood is embarking on a new campaign to encourage residents to take…

Oct 29, 2019

Wildlife & Habitats

Ground Truth 2.0 Week

During the recent Ground Truth 2.0, one of our scientists, Luigi, travelled to Delft to take part in 3 days of…

Oct 25, 2019

Fresh Water

The UK’s wildlife continues to decline – State of Nature 2019 report

A new State of Nature report was released today, providing an up to date assessment on how nature in the UK is faring.

Oct 03, 2019

Wildlife & Habitats

Charity Times Corporate National Partnership with a Financial Institution Award winners

We are delighted to announce that our Water Partnership with HSBC, WaterAid and WWF has won a Charity Times Corporate…

Oct 03, 2019

Fresh Water