Please take the time to read the information below carefully regarding your involvement in the Tiny Forest project and Earthwatch use of your data.
You can contact the Tiny Forest team at any time (before, during and after your involvement) to ask questions, get more information, or for other clarification at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
By registering an account on the Tiny Forest Portal you will have access to scientific surveys and a forum space. Completing these surveys and submitting your data is optional. You may choose to participate in none, one or several of them.
There is no planned end date for the Tiny Forest monitoring programme. Your level and length of involvement is entirely up to you. You are free to decide whether or not to take part and may withdraw from Tiny Forest at any time.
Tiny Forest is a programme operated by Earthwatch Europe.
The researchers overseeing the project (as of February 2022) are:
You can contact the Tiny Forest team by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Any activity has possible risks associated with it. The citizen science monitoring activities in Tiny Forest may cause all, some, or none of the risks listed. Unknown or unexpected risks may also occur.
Risks include but are not limited to:
Participation in Tiny Forest is at your own risk.
You are responsible for reading the safety instructions provided for activities in the field.
Taking part in Tiny Forest will involve collecting personal information about you. The sources of this data are: survey data (performed online or on paper) and Tiny Forest portal registration data.
This information will be protected in the following ways:
Data is intended to inform environmental management advice, policy, and engagement practices. As such:
Upon withdrawing from Earthwatch, if you have not requested to be forgotten, we may re-contact you to request your participation in follow-up studies or other Earthwatch programmes.
Earthwatch Europe is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and holding your personal information in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation. Read our full privacy policy at https://earthwatch.org.uk/privacy-policy.
You can withdraw from Earthwatch at any time, without penalty by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You have the right to:
Please note that these rights are not exercisable in all circumstances e.g. personal data may not have to be erased if it is needed in the interests of public health, or to support legal claims, compliance and scientific or historical research.
You can enact these rights by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and providing us with your full name, the projects that you have been involved in with us, and the action you would like to take.
Participant accounts may be terminated if the participant persistently or severely breaches Earthwatch’s Terms of Use, which include but are not limited to:
Participants will be informed before such action is taken.
If you have questions about your rights, or you want to make sure this is a valid study, you may contact the Earthwatch Ethics Committee. The Earthwatch Ethics Committee is comprised of internal and external members of staff and all projects are assessed by members not associated with the project. This is the Committee that is responsible for overseeing the safety of all Tiny Forest participants. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have questions, complaints or concerns about the study or if you would like to obtain information or offer input.
By submitting data as part of Tiny Forest I agree to the following.
I give permission for data gathered during this project to be used, copied, excerpted, annotated, displayed and distributed for the purposes to which I have consented.