2025 – CitSciOz25

Earthwatch Australia

Earthwatch Australia is a leading environmental charity that empowers people to be catalysts for change through citizen science. For over 50 years globally, and more than 40 years in Australia, Earthwatch has connected communities, Traditional Owners, educators, students, and industry leaders with scientists to address critical challenges across climate, biodiversity, and ecosystem health. Our field programs —such as MangroveWatch, ClimateWatch, Kids Teaching Kids, and Tiny Forests —translate scientific research into action, inspiring evidence-based stewardship of our natural world.

As a proud sponsor of the Australian Citizen Science Association Conference 2025, Earthwatch celebrates the collective power of citizen science to shape policy, build climate and ecological literacy, and amplify community-led solutions. We are committed to strengthening place-based science, Traditional Knowledge systems, and innovation in environmental monitoring and education. Together, we can scale local action for global impact—restoring ecosystems, informing decision-making, and equipping the next generation of environmental changemakers.

To find out more about Earthwatch Australia, visit their website: https://earthwatch.org.au/

Australian Museum

The Australian Museum (AM) was founded in 1827 and is the nation’s first museum. It is internationally recognised as a natural science and culture institution focused on Australia and the Pacific. The AM’s mission is to ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change. The AM’s vision is to be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. With more than 21.9 million objects and specimens and the Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI), the AM is not only a dynamic source of reliable scientific information on some of the most pressing environmental and social challenges facing our region, but also an important site of cultural exchange and learning. The AM has had a long history in citizen science projects and currently manages, with collaborators, some of Australia’s most well-known citizen science projects.

To find out more about Australian Museum, visit their website: https://australian.museum/

Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWaLC)

Queensland Water and Land Carers (QWaLC) is the peak body for natural resource management (NRM) volunteers across Queensland.

We provide practical support to members including representation, advocacy, promotion, networking and insurance administration. QWaLC’s board includes representatives from each of Queensland’s regions.

Our membership consists of over 500 groups who have around 62,000 individual members. Our members are community-based groups involved in sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, advocacy and education, coastal rehabilitation, citizen science, land restoration and conservation.

To find out more about QWaLC, visit their website: https://qwalc.org.au/

Melbourne Biodiversity Institute

Melbourne Biodiversity Institute brings together over 160 researchers and practitioners from across the University of Melbourne and beyond, to create tools, projects, and evidence to guide policy makers, communities, partners, and industry in nature positive action and transformation. MBI brings together previously unconnected disciplines such as engineering, health, humanities and arts, along with Traditional Owners and local communities, public institutions and civil society organisations, to advance meaningful change towards an everyday that centres biodiversity. If you are interested in drawing on University of Melbourne expertise to equip your work, seeking our advice or collaborating with us, please contact us on biodiversity-info@unimelb.edu.au

To find out more, visit their website: https://biodiversity.unimelb.edu.au/

Atlas of Living Australia

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) is a collaborative, digital, open infrastructure that pulls together Australian biodiversity data from multiple sources, making it accessible and reusable.

The ALA helps to create a more detailed picture of Australia’s biodiversity for scientists, policy makers, environmental planners and land managers, industry and the general public, and enables them to work more efficiently.

The ALA is the Australian node and a full voting member of GBIF – the Global Biodiversity Information Facility – an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world’s governments and aimed at providing anyone, anywhere, open access to data about all types of life on Earth.

Vision: To deliver trusted biodiversity data services for Australia supporting world-class research and decision-making.

To find out more, visit their website: https://www.ala.org.au/

RMIT AQUEST A3P

RMIT AQUEST A3P specialises in waterway processes and health, bridging water authority operations with environmental concerns. We excel in identifying man-made impacts in waterways through multiple lines of evidence. Our team offers unmatched expertise in Victoria, notably in aquatic toxicology and passive sampling, crucial for assessing ecological conditions and risks. We’ve incorporated citizen science in projects since 2018, collaborating with Melbourne Water, Estuary Watch and others. Our current project, PPB Exploring Unseen Threats , engages volunteers in sampling and workshops to advocate for Port Phillip Bay health. Funded by the Victorian Government, we build on successes like Pesticide Detectives and Litter Trackers, enhancing community involvement in environmental stewardship.

Learn more at http://www.rmit.edu.au/aquest

Carbon Management Services

With nearly two decades of experience in carbon farming, CMS has a long-standing commitment to elevating the role of science, data, and lived experience in policy and practice. We believe citizen science plays a vital role in bridging those worlds—offering both the granular detail and broader narrative needed to drive genuine climate action.

To find out more about Carbon Management Services, visit their website (coming soon): http://www.carbonmgtservices.com

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is an independent government agency responsible for implementing water policy across the Murray-Darling Basin and operating the River Murray System.

We engage with governments, communities, First Nations and industries to understand all perspectives and continually improve how water is managed. Our ambition is to bring together what’s needed in water management to help achieve a healthy working Basin.

Learn more at: www.mdba.gov.au

Cassinia Environmental

Cassinia Environmental is an Australian biodiversity-focused team working in wilderness protection, ecological restoration, regenerative agriculture and social impact. Established in 2004, our vision is to see healthy, connected and productive landscapes where people and nature flourish. We have purchased, managed and protected over 60 properties over approximately 25,000 hectares for the purposes of conservation, offsetting, agriculture and carbon sequestration.  

We are particularly focused on securing permanent conservation easements with the goal of seeing 30% of all land protected and managed for nature by 2030.

For more information visit cassinia.com.