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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1517669
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Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230816124840/https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/08/15/in-darwins-footsteps-conservationists-embark-on-2-year-round-the-world-voyage
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The group will travel on the Oosterschelde, a restored Dutch tall ship, to a number of remote locations like the Galapagos archipelago.
“Charles Darwin was only 22 when he set sail from Plymouth on his life-changing voyage in 1831 aboard HMS Beagle, famously saying that it was by far the most important event in his life, determining his whole career,” says Darwin200 Founder and Mission Director Stewart McPherson.
The ship’s route includes some of the greatest wildlife sites and wonders on Earth - from Brazil’s Atlantic rainforests to one of the most remote inhabited islands on the planet.
The expedition will also plant thousands of trees to help mitigate problems such as the desertification of land, document ocean plastics and carry out surveys of seabirds, whales and dolphins.
Data collected during the voyage will form part of a citizen-science project where members of the public and students will be able to join weekly sessions live from the ship.
“We all know we’re in the midst of the sixth great extinction with a lot of doom and gloom about the problems facing the environment, climate change and loss of biodiversity,” Goodall said.
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