GLOBE Program

Since the start of the GLOBE Program, more than 50 thousand educators from 127 countries have been trained in GLOBE's protocols. These educators have guided over 900,000 GLOBE students through the scientific process, and, along with contributions from nearly 300,000 volunteer citizen scientists using the GLOBE Observer app, has resulted in nearly 270 million data measurements submitted to GLOBE's databases.

GLOBE Vision

GLOBE envisions a collaborative global community dedicated to understanding, sustaining, and improving Earth’s environment at local, regional, and global scales. By engaging diverse groups—from school students to STEM professionals—the program fosters community-based research projects that address local challenges while contributing to global scientific endeavors.

GLOBE Mission

With a focus on promoting scientific discovery and environmental stewardship, GLOBE’s mission is threefold:

• Advancing Earth System Science : Participants collect and analyze environmental data that informs agricultural practices, forest management, wildfire prevention, and the forecasting of insect-borne diseases, among other applications.
• Enhancing STEM Education : Through hands-on research projects and collaborative learning experiences, the program builds a skilled future workforce and deepens environmental literacy.
• Facilitating Global Collaboration : By supporting research initiatives—ranging from local measurement campaigns to international symposia like the International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS)—GLOBE connects communities and experts in a shared commitment to scientific inquiry and public education.

Supported by NASA, NOAA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of State (DoS), the GLOBE Program not only enriches the scientific process but also plays a critical role in shaping informed, proactive communities ready to meet the environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.

GLOBE Regional Coordination Office – Asia Pacific

The primary role of each Regional Coordination Office is to conduct support services to the countries in their respective region, rather than have this support stem solely from the GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO). In general, each GLOBE Regional Coordination Office is responsible to provide the following services:

• Help Desk and basic support services to all community members in the region;
• Sustainability through identification and generation of external funding from sources within and outside of the region;
• Translation of relevant GLOBE and GIO communications and regionally-produced materials in the languages of the region if needed, and dissemination of information to community members;
• Recruitment of community members in existing countries and identification and assistance of recruitment of new countries in the region in collaboration with the GIO Director (or designee);
• Logistical organization of regional student research campaigns and any other events (including the Annual Region Meeting) as outlined and agreed upon by the Regional Governance Board or advisory committees;
• Building and collaborating with the region's Alumni and Scientist Network;
• Record keeping and evaluation reporting as required by the GIO.

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