Inspire Antarctic Expedition 2010 Caron Malone

How I became involved Team captain of the Queens Enviro-Chefs Team captain of the Queens Enviro-Chefs Final 10 teams in the nPower Future Leaders Challenge Final 10 teams in the nPower Future Leaders Challenge Only team from Northern Ireland Only team from Northern Ireland Ran a sustainable development project within Queen’s residential halls for first year students Ran a sustainable development project within Queen’s residential halls for first year students Didn’t win the competition so I raised £15k to be part of the expedition Didn’t win the competition so I raised £15k to be part of the expedition

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Robert Swan Accomplishments:  First person to walk the South Pole (1986) and North Pole (1989)  Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1994  Special Envoy to the Director General of UNESCO, 1994  Founder of 2041  Initiatives Bellingshausen Clean-up Bellingshausen Clean-up Inspire Antarctic Expeditions Inspire Antarctic Expeditions The E-Base The E-Base Voyage for Cleaner Energy Voyage for Cleaner Energy

Why 2041? Antarctic Protection  Antarctic Treaty comes into force  The Madrid Protocol is added to the Treaty  The Madrid Protocol and moratorium on mining and drilling in Antarctica will be reviewed  2012 – “World Summit for Sustainable Development” – negotiations will begin

Antarctica Facts  Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent, with the highest average altitude  Antarctica contains 90%of all the world's ice and 70% of all the world's fresh water  Antarctica has no government and belongs to no country  Less than approximately 350,000 people have set foot on the continent The last un-spoilt wilderness on the Earth

What’s wrong with this picture?  Over 80% of glaciers are receding  Flow rate of glaciers has increased 12% over the last 10 years  Recent collapse of major ice shelves (Larsen B in 2002, Wilkins in 2008)  Decrease in krill abundance in the Peninsula area  Air temperature has increased by 3˚C in the past 50 years

31 January February February March 2002 Ice Data Cente MODIS images from NASA's Terra satellite, National Snow and r, University of Colorado, Boulder. Larsen B Ice Shelf Collapses in Antarctica dimensions approx. 130 x 160 km (80 x 100 miles)

Tabular Icebergs

Leadership on The Edge Nature, environment and wildlife lectures Nature, environment and wildlife lectures Camping and hiking briefs Camping and hiking briefs Photography lessons Photography lessons

Leadership on the Edge Lessons learned by Robert over 3 decades of success and failure Lessons learned by Robert over 3 decades of success and failure 1 on 1 with Robert 1 on 1 with Robert Help forming action plans Help forming action plans Presentations from BP, Nike Vittol Presentations from BP, Nike Vittol Workshops Workshops Leadership Program Leadership Program Public Speaking Course Public Speaking Course

Climate Change- Globally ExtremeIceSurvey.com Predicting 2050 – Raise of 2 o C 10 million Hungry 35 million Flooded 250 million Sick 2,500 million Thirsty The Earth will survive- its the human race that are at risk!

International Expedition 24 different nationalities

My Journey 1.Petermann Is/Adelies 65,10S 2.Pleneau Is/Iceberg Graveyard 3.Lemaire Channel 4.Paradise Harbour 5.Neko Harbour 6.Leith Cove/Camp 7.Cuverville Is 8.Orne Harbour/Flag Day 9.Gerlache Strait/Orca 10.Wilhelmina Bay/Whales 11. Cierva Cove 12.Brown Bluff 13.Tabular bergs/Orca 14.King George Is/E Base

In Summary 1712 nautical miles sailed 1712 nautical miles sailed 13 excursions 13 excursions 4 continent landings 4 continent landings 24 presentations 24 presentations

Wildlife 4 species of penguin

Wildlife 3 species of whale

Wildlife 29 species of bird

Wildlife 5 species of seal

Eating Out 1 Barbeque

Camping on Ice 1 night camping

59 new friends

1 Trip of a lifetime

Thank you Queens University Belfast for your help in supporting my trip