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Welcome to the Earthwatch survey. We would like to improve how we engage people throughout Europe in research and education through our Expeditions. The following survey has only 2 short pages and should take no longer than 5 minutes.
 
 


Part I: Background information

Help us discover the kind of people that are interested in Earthwatch projects.
 
 

* 1) Which age group you are in?
 
16-25
 
26-35
 
36-45
 
46-55
 
55 >
 
 

* 2) What is your gender?
 
Female
 
Male
 
 

* 3) What is your occupation?
 
 

* 4) What education level have you achieved?

 
Postgraduate qualification
 
Undergraduate qualification
 
High school
 
 

5) What is your annual household income?
 
<€10,000
 
€10,000 - €25,000
 
€25,000 - €50,000
 
€50,000 - €75,000
 
€75,000 - €100,000
 
€100,000>
 
 
 
* 6) Which city do you live in?
   
 
 

* 7) Do you prefer to travel:
 
Independently
 
With your family
 
With your partner
 
In a group
 
No preference
 
 

* 8) What length of trip do you prefer?

 
< 7 days
 
7-14 days
 
14-21 days
 
21-30 days
 
> 1 month
 
 

* 9) In which month(s) do you prefer to travel?
 
January
 
February
 
March
 
April
 
May
 
June
 
July
 
August
 
September
 
October
 
November
 
December

 
 
(You may tick more than one option)
* 10) What would be your preferred destination?
 
Africa
 
Asia
 
Australia/New Zealand/Pacific
 
Central America/Caribbean
 
Europe/Russia/Mediterranean
 
North America
 
South America

 
 


Part II: Earthwatch Expeditions

Earthwatch expeditions are ongoing research projects confronting critical, current issues, run by qualified and respected members of the scientific community. Earthwatch expeditions are short-term volunteer opportunities directly assisting scientists in their field research (not tours, ecotourism, or adventure travel). Please consider the following questions:
 
 
(You may choose more than one option)
* 11) Which of these research topics are you most interested in?
 
Endangered habitats
 
Threatened species
 
Climate change
 
Conflict between humans and wildlife
 
Sustainable resource management
 
Archaeology/ cultural evolution

 
 

* 12) What do you consider a reasonable price to pay to participate on an two week environmental research expedition?
 
< €1000
 
€1000 - €1500
 
€1500 - €2000
 
€2000 - €2500
 
€2500 - €3000
 
€3000 >
 
 
(You may choose more than one option)
* 13) Which of the following benefits would you expect to get from participating on an environmental research expedition?
 
Explore new locations
 
Develop new skills
 
Reduce day-to-day stress
 
Meet like-minded people
 
Travel somewhere unique
 
Help conservation in the field
 
Increase independence
 
Provide a period of reflection
 
Sense of achievement
 
Teaching and leading others
 
Make new friends
 
Gain an increased environmental awareness
 
Other - please list
 

 
 
(you may choose more than one option)
* 14) What prevented you from participating on an Earthwatch project?
 
Price
 
Language barriers
 
Confusing website
 
Long sign up process
 
Lack of detailed project information
 
Other - please specify

 
 
(you may choose more than one option)
15) If you haven’t participated on an Earthwatch project, then did you participate on another environmental project?
If yes, which of the following companies was it with?
 
Biosphere
 
Coral Cay Conservation
 
i-to-i
 
Global Vision International
 
Raleigh International
 
Trekforce
 
Other - please state
 

 
 


Part III: Marketing Earthwatch

We would like to know how best to engage people who would be excited by the prospect of our research and education expeditions. Please tell us about the following:
 
 
 
* 16) How did you originally hear about Earthwatch?


 
Advertisement
 
Earthwatch newsletter
 
HSBC intranet
 
Internet search
 
Newspaper/magazine article
 
Website referral
 
Word of mouth
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* 17) What newspapers/magazines do you read most frequently ?
   
In which newspaper or magazine have you seen an Earthwatch advertisement? (if any)
   
 
 
 
* 18) Which websites do you use most regularly?
   
Do you use the Earthwatch website? (http://www.earthwatch.org/europe) If so, are there any suggestions you would make to improve its usability?
   
 
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this survey. http://www.earthwatch.org/europe/
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