The very wet side of sustainability: changing the world - one dive at a time!

• Main Author: Rose, Paul
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: 550 Earth sciences & geology; 577 Ecology; 797 Aquatic & air sports; Antarctic; Arctic; Greenland; Rothera; Rothera Research Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; British Antarctic Survey; Ice cap; Iceberg*
• Online Access: http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/3001/; https://www.cumbria.ac.uk/about/events/university-events/ambleside/the-very-wet-side-of-sustainability.php

The finest investment for a sustainable future must be ocean protection. Paul explores the last wild, pristine places in the ocean, communicates their value to the world and helps get them protected. To get this done he’s been lost under icebergs, bitten by moray eels, run out of air and attacked by a polar bear. Paul brings to life the challenges and successes of ocean protection with glorious images, film and enlightening tales. He invites us to bring enquiring minds and difficult questions! A man at the front line of exploration and one of the world’s most experienced science expedition leaders, Paul Rose helps scientists unlock and communicate global mysteries in the most remote and challenging regions of the planet. Former Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society – representing Fieldwork and Expeditions, Paul is Expedition Leader for the National Geographic Pristine Seas Expeditions. In his work for BBC Paul presents television programmes focused on science and the environment. As a Polar Guide, Paul has led Greenland Ice Cap crossings, first ascents of previously unclimbed Arctic mountains and new ski-mountaineering routes. He was the Base Commander of Rothera Research Station, Antarctica, for the British Antarctic Survey for 10 years and was awarded HM The Queen's Polar Medal. For his work with NASA and the Mars Lander project on Mt Erebus, Antarctica, he was awarded the US Polar Medal. A mountain in Antarctica is named after him. Website: www.paulrose.org