Subject: Earthwatch Institute announcing RFPs for projects starting in 2020

Body: Earthwatch is an international nonprofit organization that engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. Since 1971, Earthwatch has supported rigorous scientific research that promotes the advancement of scientific knowledge and action that addresses global change and helps sustain biodiversity.

Earthwatch is currently seeking proposals from scientists for field-based research that actively engages citizen scientists (recruited by Earthwatch) in projects that address key conservation and sustainability issues in the following areas: 

-       Biodiversity Conservation Action

-       EcoHealth Action

-       Marine Conservation Action

-       Restoration Ecology Action

-       Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Action

In all of these areas, we are prioritizing research that takes measurable action in addressing threats to biodiversity, ecosystem resiliency, agriculture and forestry, and human health associated with global change.

Please visit http://earthwatch.org/Research-Funding/Apply-for-Funding  to access detailed RFPs and our portal for submitting pre-proposals for review. The deadline for pre-proposal submissions is Sunday, June 10, 2018, 11:59 PM EDT. 

Please direct inquiries to: [email protected]