Help Us Understand Our Connection With Earth
Earthbodymap is an attempt to explore an important question:
We do not claim to have all the answers. We are building a research initiative to ask meaningful questions, collect information, study patterns, test ideas and share what we learn.
Your support can help us continue this journey.
Why Does Earthbodymap Need Support?
Good research needs more than an idea.
It needs:
- People who can conduct research
- Time to collect and study information
- Field observations
- Data and mapping
- Research tools and technology
- Documentation
- Analysis
- Collaboration
- Student and researcher participation
- Reports and publications
- A platform to share knowledge
Many important research questions take years to investigate. Your contribution helps create the resources needed to continue this work.
What Will Your Support Help Us Do?
Depending on the research project and its requirements, support may help us with:
Research & Data
Collecting, organising and analysing information required for research.
Field Studies
Supporting appropriate field observations, surveys and research activities.
Mapping & Technology
Developing maps, databases, software and other digital research tools.
Researchers
Supporting the people who contribute their time, knowledge and expertise.
Students & Young Researchers
Creating opportunities through supervised research, internships and projects.
Documentation
Preparing research reports, papers, datasets, maps and educational material.
Collaboration
Connecting researchers, universities, institutions and appropriate organisations.
Knowledge Sharing
Making research findings accessible to researchers, students and the public.
Every Contribution Helps Move Research Forward
Research requires people, time, tools, data, technology and infrastructure.
Your financial support helps provide these resources so that important questions can be investigated properly.
We believe that every genuine research effort has the potential to add value.
Sometimes research provides an expected finding. Sometimes it reveals an unexpected relationship. Sometimes it tells us that an idea needs to be changed or examined further.
Sometimes it shows us that a particular assumption is not supported by the available evidence.
Therefore, we do not measure the value of research only by whether it produces the result we initially expected. We measure it by what we learn, document and contribute to knowledge.
Your Contribution Helps Provide
- Time for research
- People and expertise
- Data collection
- Research tools and technology
- Mapping and analysis
- Field studies
- Documentation
- Research infrastructure
- Collaboration
- Publication and knowledge sharing
Our Commitment
We will use available resources responsibly to move the research forward and will communicate what we learn along the way.
Your contribution supports the research process. The knowledge gained from that process becomes its lasting value.
Every question investigated responsibly can teach us something.
Every finding can add to knowledge.
Every lesson can help guide the next question.
What Can the Research Result In?
Your contribution helps provide the time, people, tools, data and infrastructure needed to investigate the questions responsibly.
All of these can contribute to knowledge.
Ways to Join the Earthbodymap Mission
There are two broad ways in which individuals and organisations can contribute to the Earthbodymap mission:
Academically & Through Knowledge
People can participate by contributing their time, knowledge, skills, experience, observations and research capabilities.
Financially
Individuals and organisations can support the research by providing financial resources needed to carry out research activities and build research infrastructure.
Choose How You Want to Participate
Observer
See, Learn & Observe
You do not need to be a professional researcher to participate in Earthbodymap.
- Learn about Earthbodymap research
- Observe nature and the environment around you
- Ask questions
- Share meaningful observations
- Participate in appropriate awareness activities
- Develop an interest in understanding the relationship between Earth and human life
Researcher
Study, Analyse & Validate
Researchers contribute to the structured investigation of Earthbodymap research questions.
- Participate in research projects
- Develop or examine research questions
- Collect and analyse data
- Conduct field studies
- Contribute specialist knowledge
- Examine existing evidence
- Help validate observations and findings
- Contribute to reports and publications
- Collaborate with researchers and institutions
Co-Creator
Contribute, Collaborate & Build
A Co-Creator takes an active role in helping develop the Earthbodymap mission.
- Ideas
- Research expertise
- Professional skills
- Data
- Technology
- Resources
- Institutional connections
- Research opportunities
- Educational initiatives
- Collaboration
- Creative solutions
A Co-Creator may be a researcher, professional, educator, innovator, institution or another person who wants to contribute meaningfully to the development of Earthbodymap.
Become a Co-CreatorSupport the Research
Research requires resources.
Financial support can help provide:
- Research and data collection
- Field studies
- Mapping and technology
- Researchers and research support
- Student programmes
- Data analysis
- Documentation
- Research infrastructure
- Publications
- Collaboration
- Knowledge sharing
General Research Support
Support the wider Earthbodymap research programme.
Project-Specific Support
Support a particular research project or research area, where such opportunities are available.
Institutional / Research Partnership
Foundations, CSR organisations, institutions and other organisations can explore larger research partnerships.
Two Ways to Support the Mission
Foundations, CSR organisations and institutions can contribute to Earthbodymap in two complementary ways.
A. Academic & Research Collaboration
Organisations can support the mission through:
- Research collaboration
- Academic partnerships
- Student research
- Data and technical expertise
- Research infrastructure
- Field studies
- Knowledge exchange
- Institutional networks
- Joint research initiatives
B. Financial Support
Organisations can provide financial support for:
- A specific research project
- A research programme
- Research infrastructure
- Student and researcher programmes
- Data and mapping
- Technology
- Publications
- Knowledge-sharing programmes
The organisation can discuss its areas of interest and Earthbodymap can identify appropriate opportunities for support, subject to applicable requirements and agreements.
Request Financial SupportHow We Will Use Funds
Funds may be used for appropriate activities such as:
- Research
- Data collection
- Field work
- Mapping
- Technology
- Research personnel
- Student programmes
- Documentation
- Publications
- Research collaboration
- Digital infrastructure
- Necessary organisational and administrative activities
The actual use of funds will depend on the type of contribution, the research requirements and applicable organisational policies. Where a donation is specifically restricted to a project, we will respect the applicable restriction.
We Want You to Know Where Your Support Goes
Research Updates
Regular information about research progress.
Project Reports
Updates on supported research projects.
Financial Reporting
Appropriate financial information and reports.
Impact Reporting
Information about research outputs and activities.
Research Transparency
Clear communication about findings, limitations and uncertainties.
Everyone Can Contribute Meaningfully
We invite you to join the Earthbodymap mission—not simply because we live on Earth, but because we are a part of Earth.
Our lives, our bodies, our environment and our future are connected. Understanding these connections requires people who are willing to observe, learn, research, collaborate and support the search for knowledge.
Everyone may contribute differently, but everyone can contribute meaningfully.
The purpose is simple:
Understanding Earth can help us understand ourselves—and understanding ourselves can help us care for the Earth.
For Universities and Research Institutions
We welcome conversations about appropriate research collaboration.
Possible areas include:
- Joint research
- Student projects
- Internships
- Data analysis
- Field research
- Research methodology
- Academic discussions
- Publications
- Interdisciplinary programmes
You Are Not Simply Funding an Organisation.
You are helping create an opportunity to ask questions that may otherwise remain unexplored. You are helping researchers collect information. You are helping students learn.
You are helping build datasets and research infrastructure. You are helping document knowledge.
What We Will Work Towards Sharing
We will work towards making the following information available to our supporters:
What we planned
What we did
What we spent
What we found
What we could not establish
What we learned
What comes next
This is how we hope to build a long-term relationship with our supporters.
Help Move the Research Forward
Contribute your knowledge, skills, research capabilities or financial support and become part of the Earthbodymap mission.