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EXPEDITION SPREADS WORD OF CLIMATE CHANGE 11 Aug 2009 Team to raise awareness to 10,000 school children along the Atlantic coastline
A team of three Cambridge graduates has today received a Land Rover Defender 110 and a cheque for £10,000, at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London, to embark on an expedition of approximately 32,000km, through 31 countries, to raise awareness of the potential impacts of climate change along the Atlantic coastline.'Atlantic Rising', winners of the 2009 'Go Beyond' Bursary, which was awarded by the RGS-IBG and Land Rover earlier this year, will navigate land around the Atlantic Ocean by attempting to follow the 1m contour line which scientists forecast could become the new coastline in 100 years.
'Atlantic Rising', winners of the 2009 'Go Beyond' Bursary
Tim Bromfield, Lynn Morris, and Will Lorimer, will follow the 1m contour line around the Atlantic as closely as possible, visiting schools and creating an educational network with up to 10,000 students along the route. They will report from some of the remotest coastal regions of the Atlantic Ocean and establish a sea-level change education project that can be used in 1,200 schools throughout the world via the Rafi.ki online schools network.
Tim said: "Education is the most powerful weapon we have to combat climate change. By encouraging students around the Atlantic to work together, we want to highlight our shared responsibility in dealing with this critical issue. By encouraging international friendships, we hope to make people care enough to act."
Dr Rita Gardner, Director of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), said: "This project, made possible through our partnership with Land Rover, focuses on one of the most challenging issues we face – the potential impacts of climate change in coastal regions. As recipients of the Bursary, Atlantic Rising have been granted the opportunity to 'go beyond' their normal limits and boundaries and at the same time support one of the Society's objectives which is to promote the wider understanding and enjoyment of geography."
This is the second 'Go Beyond' Bursary run by RGS-IBG on behalf of Land Rover, whose partnership with the Society has existed for more than 20 years.
The manufacturing and mileage of the 110 Defender vehicle are being carbon offset through ClimateCare who run Land Rover's CO2 Offset Programme in the UK, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria and other international markets.
Keep up to date with the Atlantic Rising team by visiting their website http://atlanticrising.wordpress.com
Meet the team
Tim Bromfield – Tim graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Geography and has worked as a teacher in both London and Uganda. For the last 5 years he has been working at Accenture where he has led projects such as the Guardian's Katine project in Uganda. Until recently he has concentrated on building Accenture's sustainability practice. Desperate to swap his suit for sandals, Tim continues to work with the African Medical and Research Foundation.
Lynn Morris – Lynn finally settled in London working as a video journalist for the Press Association, after spending six years as a reporter in three different continents. She blames her wanderlust on a childhood spent between family in Kenya and Somerset. Lynn graduated from Cambridge in 2002 with a BA in Social Anthropology and also holds an MA in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester.
Will Lorimer - After leaving Cambridge University with a first class degree in Social Anthropology, Will went to film school in Manchester before working as a cameraman in Palestine, Poland and America. He has worked on productions for the BBC and Channel 4 as well as directing programmes for Five, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. When not working, he usually bolts to the West Coast of Scotland for mountaineering and fishing expeditions.
Itinerary Europe leg UK Barrow-in-Furness 30/06/2009 UK Lancashire 01/07/2009 UK The Wirrall 02/07/2009 UK Swansea 06/07/2009 UK Greenwich 09/07/2009 UK Brighton 16/07/2009 UK Poole 15/08/2009 France Le Havre 02/09/2009 France Mont St Michel 02/09/2009 France Nantes 04/09/2009 France La Rochelle 06/09/2009 France Bordeaux 08/09/2009 France Biarritz 11/09/2009 Spain San Sebastian 13/09/2009 Spain Cadiz 15/09/2009 Gibraltar Gibraltar 19/09/2009 Spain Algeciras 14/09/2009
Africa leg Morocco Tangiers 14/09/2009 Morocco Larache 15/09/2009 Morocco Rabat 16/09/2009 Morocco Casablanca 17/09/2009 Morocco Essaouira 18/09/2009 Morocco Agadir 19/09/2009 Western Sahara Laayoune 21/09/2009 Western Sahara Dakhla 23/09/2009 Mauritania Nouadhibou 25/09/2009 Mauritania Banc d'Arguin 27/09/2009 Senegal St Louis 04/10/2009 Senegal Dakar 10/10/2009 The Gambia Banjul 14/10/2009 Guinea Bissau Bissau 24/10/2009 Guinea Conakry 31/10/2009 Sierra Leone Freetown 07/11/2009 Liberia Monrovia 19/11/2009 Cote D'Ivoire Abidjan 26/11/2009 Ghana Cape Coast 03/12/2009 Cote D'Ivoire Abidjan 15/12/2009
Latin America leg Option 1 - arriving into Belem, Brazil Brazil Belem 05/02/2010 Brazil Macapa 12/02/2010 Brazil Calcoene 19/02/2010 French Guiana Cayenne 26/02/2010 Surinam Paramaribo 03/03/2010 Guyana George Town 08/03/2010 Guyana Bartica 14/03/2010 Venezuela Ciudad Guayna 18/03/2010 Venezuela Carupano 23/03/2010 Venezuela Margarita Island 25/03/2010 Venezuela Caracas 28/03/2010 Venezuela Marocaibo 31/03/2010 Columbia Barranquilla 03/04/2010 FERRY 17/04/2010 Panama Colon 23/04/2010 Costa Rica San Jose 26/04/2010 Costa Rica Limon 02/05/2010 Costa Rica Tortuguero 06/05/2010 Nicaragua Bluefields 11/05/2010 Nicaragua Puerto Cabezas 16/05/2010 Honduras Laguna Da Caratasca 19/05/2010 Honduras La Ceiba 21/05/2010 Guatamala Morales 26/05/2010 Belize Placencia 28/05/2010 Belize Belize City 01/06/2010 Mexico Cancun 07/06/2010 Mexico Progreso 13/06/2010 Mexico Jonuta 15/06/2010 Mexico Pajarillos 18/06/2010 Mexico Panuco 22/06/2010 Mexico Matamoros 26/06/2010
Latin America leg Option 2 - arriving into Colon, Panama Panama Colon 08/01/2010 Costa Rica San Jose 11/01/2010 Costa Rica Limon 17/01/2010 Costa Rica Tortuguero 19/01/2010 Nicaragua Bluefields 22/01/2010 Nicaragua Puerto Cabezas 27/01/2010 Honduras Laguna Da Caratasca 30/01/2010 Honduras La Ceiba 01/02/2010 Guatamala Morales 06/02/2010 Belize Placencia 07/02/2010 Belize Belize City 11/02/2010 Mexico Cancun 15/02/2010 Mexico Progreso 21/02/2010 Mexico Jonuta 23/02/2010 Mexico Pajarillos 26/02/2010 Mexico Panuco 02/03/2010 Mexico Matamoros 06/03/2010
North America leg USA Brownsville, TX 29/06/2010 USA Corpus Christi, TX 29/06/2010 USA Houston, TX 29/06/2010 USA New Iberia, LA 30/06/2010 USA New Orleans, LA 10/07/2010 USA Key West, FL 20/07/2010 USA Virginia Beach, VA 30/07/2010 USA New York, NY 09/08/2010 USA Nantucket Island 19/08/2010 Canada Moncton 29/08/2010 Canada Halifax 03/09/2010