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A huge thank you to Lush Basingstoke, who are doin A huge thank you to Lush Basingstoke, who are doing a charity fundraiser for eXXpedition and donating all profits from the Lush Charity Pot sales at their store to our mission 26th July - 1st August!
And that concludes the final leg of our Virtual Vo And that concludes the final leg of our Virtual Voyages!⁠ ⁠ From superpowers to science to surveying litter, our Leg 8 crew have explored the plastics issue from pollution to solution.⁠ ⁠ We can't wait to see what the Leg 8 crew will go on to do next.⁠
Excited to see that our friends at Gecko energy ha Excited to see that our friends at Gecko energy have launched the The North Devon Marine project, with the fully electric sailboat, Nazca, in North Devon to take sediment samples and trawl for microplastics around Lundy island.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the North Devon Marine Project through the link in our bio
We're hiring!⁠ ⁠ eXXpedition is looking for Co We're hiring!⁠ ⁠ eXXpedition is looking for Community and Partnerships Manager to join our team.⁠ ⁠ Remote working, but within the reach of South West London.⁠ ⁠ Head over to the link in our bio to apply!
Did you catch our co-founder Emily Penn's talk for Did you catch our co-founder Emily Penn's talk for the Natural History Museum?⁠ ⁠ For #BeatPlasticPollutionDay 2021, Museum scientist Alex McGoran (@pokegirl93), ocean advocate Emily Penn (@missemilypenn) and Museum ambassador David de Rothschild (@avoicefornature) discussed conversation and discovered what impacts microplastics are having on the planet, where they come from and what we can all do to stop more from spreading across the world.⁠ ⁠ Watch the session back on @natural_history_museum's IGTV!
Wishing our Round the World Mission Leader Sally @ Wishing our Round the World Mission Leader Sally @PlanetEarthrowl fair winds on her next adventure! ⁠ ⁠ Sally has very much been a part of the eXXpedition ecosystem since 2018, when she joined our North Pacific voyage to train as a mission leader.⁠ ⁠ From North Pacific to the Caribbean, Sally has been an integral part of our team, delivering our onboard science program in Antigua, Aruba and Panama and a further eight epic virtual voyages from land!⁠ ⁠ Though we're sad to say goodbye we hope you’ll join us in wishing her the best of luck in her next projects - and we look forward to collaborating together in the future!
As our 8th Virtual Voyage drew to a close, our Arc As our 8th Virtual Voyage drew to a close, our Arctic crew planned how they will take action against plastic pollution in the future!⁠ ⁠ Here are some of our favourite pledges:⁠ ⁠ Alizee Degroodt: "Connect big problems to local solutions: education, beach cleans, policy letters (eg.stop plastic bags)"⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Sarah A Sauvé: "Organize Newfoundland and Labrador's first provincial Brand Audit, collecting data to support the introduction of EPR legislation in the province"⁠ ⁠ Kathy Yeo: "Educate about the intimate relationship of plastic pollution to human health"⁠ ⁠ Morgan Goodman: "Speaking arrangements with schools and other groups to talk about the plastic crisis"⁠ ⁠ Amy Bloom: "Engage with the other women working in the recycling industry and circular economy space to see how we can support each other, potentially setting up a group to empower women in this industry"⁠ ⁠ Noelia Solar: "Working on a business model that seeks to recycle plastic and microplastic, I want to help small businesses that have sustainable ideas."⁠ ⁠ Liz Kain "I'd like long-term to write and illustrate children's books, to help make messaging for hard, impactful topics , fun."⁠ ⁠ What is your pledge against plastic pollution? Let us know in the comments!
Our multidisciplinary Leg 8 crew joined our voyage Our multidisciplinary Leg 8 crew joined our voyage, each bringing their own set of unique skills and strengths onboard. Morgan Goodman @morgood - Pollution Prevention Specialist Kathy Yeo @drkathyyeo - Holistic Practitioner Alizee Degroot @alidgwind- Scientist Amy Bloom - Engineering - Sustainability Sarah A Sauvé - Scientist, sailor, leader Britt Puhlmann @itravelchick - Marketeer & communicator Noelia Silva Solar @noesilvasolar - Business Administration / Travel & Tourism Management Lauren Griffith @lauren_griffith - Student Liz Kain @lizkain - Accessibility Program Manager & Early Childhood Educator What’s your superpower? Let us know in the comments
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve receive We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received a grant from 11th Hour Racing to support our Ocean Ambassador Community!⁠ ⁠ Through our community we can drive a diverse mix of local actions on policy change, solution innovation and implementation (products and systems), citizen science and issues awareness raising on the ground around the world.⁠ ⁠ This grant builds on many years of working closely together with 11th Hour Racing and their generous support for our initiatives from the Ocean Changemaker Toolkit to eXXpedition Round the World.⁠ ⁠ Thank you to 11th Hour Racing for this incredible opportunity on behalf of everyone at eXXpedition and all our Ambassadors.⁠ ⁠ Read more via the link in our bio
Our multidisciplinary Leg 8 crew joined our voyage Our multidisciplinary Leg 8 crew joined our voyage, each bringing their own set of unique skills and strengths onboard.⁠ ⁠ Morgan Goodman @morgood - Pollution Prevention Specialist⁠ ⁠ Kathy Yeo @drkathyyeo - Holistic Practitioner⁠ ⁠ Alizee Degroot @alidgwind- Scientist⁠ ⁠ Amy Bloom - Engineering - Sustainability⁠ ⁠ Sarah A Sauvé - Scientist, sailor, leader⁠ ⁠ Britt Puhlmann @itravelchick - Marketeer & communicator⁠ ⁠ Noelia Silva Solar @noesilvasolar - Business Administration / Travel & Tourism Management⁠ ⁠ Lauren Griffith @lauren_griffith - Student⁠ ⁠ Liz Kain @lizkain - Accessibility Program Manager & Early Childhood Educator⁠ ⁠ What’s your superpower? Let us know in the comments⁠ ⁠ Photo by Yanika Borg
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