Earthwatch

http://www.earthwatch.org/

Earthwatch is an organization which sponsors expeditions and research teams investigating environmental phenonema, the state of the Earth, and the interaction between the planet and its inhabitants. This site lists dozens of activities that are available for people to join. Their missions (which require a financial as well as a time committment) range from cave and volcano explorations to studying whales in the Indian Ocean, are descibed in detail, with features such as Field Conditions, Costs, subject specialties recommended, and contact information. Users can browse through the travel opportunities based on a theme, such as Understanding the Earth, or Strategies for Living. Alternatively, expeditions are arranged by World Region, Skills Recommended, Scientific Discipline, Cost, and by Chronology.

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