CHANGE THE WORLD

Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery to re-trace Charles Darwin’s voyage around the globe.


CHANGE THE WORLD

Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery to re-trace Charles Darwin’s voyage around the globe.

OUR MISSION

DARWIN200 is a planetary conservation initiative which aims to change the world for the better.

We are sailing a historic tallship around the world following Charles Darwin’s voyage aboard HIMS Beagle two centuries ago.

Using our ship as a floating laboratory and media platform, we will harness the legacy of Charles Darwin’s passion for natural history to engage worldwide audiences and advance global conservation.

Discover our project goals below & join our mission.

Where are we on our Global Voyage?

Our journey will consist of 32 voyage legs and we will be making landfall at key locations where Charles Darwin stepped ashore. But where are we now….

50.3755° N, 4.1427° W


DEPARTED
15th AUG
2023
FROM
PLYMOUTH UK

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GOAL 1

EMPOWER

Train exceptional DARWIN, LEADERS, one from each of 200 countries and states around the world. These young conservationists will become tomorrow’s environmental leaders.

02
GOAL 2

INSPIRE

Create the WORLD’S MOST EXCITING CLASSROOM to reconnect global audiences with nature, science and conservation.

03
GOAL 3

solve

Undertake citizen science RESEARCH PROJECTS tackling many of the world’s most critical environmental problems to engage global audiences in practical solutions.

DARWIN Leaders

DARWIN200 is selecting the world’s top young (18+ year old) conservationists – one from each of two hundred countries and states around the world.

These exceptional young conservationists (known as ‘Darwin Leaders’) are carefully chosen for their abilities, initiative and determination. Many have already accomplished inspiring conservation feats (such as setting up projects to save endangered species or efforts to educate audiences in their home countries). All show the raw, burning passion to protect the natural world and drive positive change for a better future.

From August 2023 to July 2025, groups of 4-8 Darwin Leaders will travel to our ship in each of the ports Charles Darwin visited, using our ship as a floating laboratory and media platform.

World’s Most Exciting Classroom

During the DARWIN200 2023-2025 Global Voyage, our goal is to engage with millions of students at schools across the planet via continuous streams of free online activities, research projects, experiments, lectures, competitions and weekly ‘nature hour’ events.
We call these outreach activities ‘the world’s most exciting classroom’.
All our outreach activities will be completely free of charge for students, teachers and the general public. Our goal is to engage 200 million students worldwide during our two-year global voyage and for years to come.

Research

In continuation of Charles Darwin’s work aboard HMS Beagle, the DARWIN200 ship will offer a unique platform to support 8 research projects into many of the world’s most critical environmental problems. Results will be displayed via live data feeds, results presentations, online lectures and interviews with the professional teams of researchers behind each initiative.

12.02.1809 – 19.04.1882

CHARLES DARWIN

In 1831, at the age of 22, Charles Darwin stepped aboard HMS Beagle in Plymouth, England to being a five year journey around the world. DARWIN200 builds on Charles Darwin’s legacy to educate global audiences about the threats our planet faces and the inspiring conservation work that can save the natural world.

FACTS &
FIGURES

200

Exceptional Darwin Leaders to drive global change over the coming decades

200
Million

Reaching 200 million students worldwide

50
Meter

Historic tall ship Oosterschelde

32

Voyage Legs

8

Interactive Citizen Science Research Projects

2023

Voyage starts

The Global Voyage will be undertaken aboard the historic 50 metre long tall ship Oosterschelde. Built in 1918, this uniquely restored, three masted schooner is one of the most beautiful historic vessels afloat.

Conservation is not about what we have lost but what we still have. Countless species and even entire ecosystems can be brought back from the brink. DARWIN200 will empower tomorrow’s conservation leaders and the global public to change the world for the better to build a brighter future.
Stewart McPherson, Project Leader
Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will
we help. Only if we help, shall we be saved.
Jane Goodall, DARWIN200 Patron
I am very supportive of this incredible project. Using Charles Darwin’s voyage on HMS Beagle as a framework to highlight environmental change as well as the beauty of nature is a timely and noble ambition.
Dr. Sarah Darwin, Charles Darwin’s Great-Great Granddaughter

press releases

DARWIN200 Leaders Dive into Deep-Sea Discovery in the Azores Ahead of UK Homecoming

Join us aboard Oosterschelde in Horta, Azores Sunday, July 6th at 6 PM for a celebration of ocean exploration and deep-sea conservation in the Azores.

Press Releases 04-07-25

Legendary Dutch Tall Ship Oosterschelde en route to Cape Town, Marking a Historic Milestone in the Global DARWIN200 Conservation Mission

Having successfully rounded the treacherous waters of Cape Horn, the historic Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde is currently exploring on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia en…

Press Releases 13-03-25

Historic Dutch Tall Ship Oosterschelde Triumphs Over the Treacherous Waters of Cape Horn during DARWIN200 Conservation Voyage

The historic Dutch tall ship  Oosterschelde achieved a remarkable maritime milestone, successfully reaching Cape Horn during the DARWIN200 conservation mission.

Press Releases 12-02-25

DARWIN200 reaches Hobart, Tasmania aboard historic tall ship Oosterschelde

December 2nd 2024 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: Today, the iconic DARWIN200 conservation mission aboard historic Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde sailed into Hobart ahead of a programme of…

Press Releases 02-12-24

DARWIN200 arrives into Sydney Harbour midway through its two-year global conservation voyage aboard historic tall ship Oosterschelde

November 12th 2024 Sydney, Australia: Today, the iconic DARWIN200 conservation mission aboard historic Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde sailed into Sydney Harbour for a programme of conservation…

Press Releases 11-11-24

DARWIN200 Expedition Reaches New Zealand

The ship arrived in Whangarei in early October where it underwent some well deserved rest recuperation having sailed over 22,500 nautical miles since its departure.

Press Releases 22-10-24

DARWIN200 Arrives in Fiji Amplifying Conservation Efforts Across the Pacific

The DARWIN200 project arrives in Fiji on 17th September 2024, joined onboard by two Darwin Leaders from Australia & New Zealand.

Press Releases 17-09-24

DARWIN200 is Halfway Through It’s Voyage Around The World

AUGUST 15th 2024 marks one year since the departure of the iconic DARWIN200 voyage which set sail from Plymouth Harbour, UK, on an epic two year planetary conservation…

Press Releases 15-08-24

Instagram live feed

Well the time is almost here! After 45,000 miles, 32 ports, 4 continents and over 100 inspiring Darwin Leaders, the Oosterschelde is in Horta, prepping to depart on the final leg of the epic Darwin200 voyage.

Over the next 10 days, she and her crew will sail across 1200 miles of the North Atlantic before arriving in Falmouth on the 19th of July, only a few hundred meters from the exact spot Darwin would have disembarked the Beagle all those years ago.

We hope to see many of you in Falmouth when we arrive to celebrate the end of what has been a life changing voyage for all involved!

📸 @joshclarkephotos

#sailing #sunset #tallship #tallships #sailinglife #sailinginstagram #falmouth #cornwall #horta #azores #worldvoyage #aroundtheworld #darwin200 #voyage #voyageofdiscovery #oosterschelde #darwinlegacy @dutchtallship

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Join the next episode of the World`s Most Exciting Classroom!

Thursday, 3rd July
9am ET | 2pm UK
Watch live or later on Youtube via the link in our bio.

This episode is jam-packed!

– See Darwin artifacts with Emma Mills from ZSL – including a 1st edition of On The Origin of Species!
– Live from the Azores with the Darwin200 team aboard the Oosterschelde!
– Try a new classroom experiment
– Win a $50 gift card via Kahoot
– Discover our latest Curiosity of the Week
…and more!

Don’t miss this exciting episode on science, history, and exploration.

#Darwin200 #WorldsMostExcitingClassroom #ScienceEducation #oosterschelde

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#darwin200reflections

During our stay in South Africa we had 10 inspiring Darwin Leaders join us from all over Africa to study some of the incredible South African wildlife.

Heres a snippet of the wildlife footage they captured during their projects. Stay tuned for the release of the videos!

#darwin200 #worldvoyage #charlesdarwin #conservation #southafrica

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Join the World`s Most Exciting Classroom! 🌍

Thursday, 26th June
11am ET / 4pm UK

Our next episode of the World`s Most Exciting Classroom is jam-packed with adventure, science, and hands-on learning!

🔬 LIVE from Zambia!

Explorer and ichthyologist Joe will be broadcasting from his expedition on the little-explored Kabompo River – he might even discover a new species! 🐟

The DARWIN200 team is checking in from the Azores, their final stop before returning to the UK.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/nFzcJDFCJ9A

What’s in store?

✅ A classroom experiment you can replicate
✅ $50 class gift card up for grabs in our Kahoot quiz
✅ A new “Curiosity of the Week”

…and so much more!

Don’t miss it – the adventure awaits!

#WorldsMostExcitingClassroom #ScienceAdventure #Darwin200 #EducationLive #ExploreToLearn

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