Showing posts with label lost world project. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lost world project. Show all posts
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Trailer for Disney Pixar's 'UP'
Absolutely loved this film, by far the best Disney Pixar work and can't believe that it was first released in 2009! How time flies. If you've got the special edition version of the DVD then please check out the short film about Mount Roraima and the Guiana Highlands produced by Adrian Warren - a cameraman and producer who has worked with Sir David Attenborough and the BBC for decades. Adrian was kind enough to support 'The Lost World Project' and came out to Venezuela in August 2010 to help us film. Absolute legend of the industry.
The Lost World Premiere - 13th September 2011
We are delighted to invite you to the Premiere of the Ibex Earth 'Lost World Film', which takes place on Tuesday 13th September 2011 at the Royal Geographical Society, London. The film looks to showcase the plateau that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous novel 'The Lost World' and contains some absolutely spectacular scenes, including the moment when Jimmie Angel discovered the legendary Angel Falls way back in 1933. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and are priced at just £15.00.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Important Announcement - Lost World Film Premiere Change of Dates
Important Announcement
Dear All,
If you have been following the Ibex Earth blog of late you would have seen a lot of promotion for the Premiere of our 'Lost World Film', which was being held on Thursday 30th June 2011 at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Due to a number of issues outside of our control we have had to postpone the Premiere until Tuesday 13th September.
The Premiere will still take place at the Royal Geographical Society and the film will provide a stunning overview about the lands that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous novel 'The Lost World' and includes world exclusive footage of when Jimmie Angel discovered the legendary Angel Falls.
We will soon be launching our social media campaign to promote the Premiere and it would be fantastic if you could join us for what we hope will be a fantastic evening that promotes the conservation of one of the world's most spectacular regions.
Many thanks,
Chris Livemore
Director
Ibex Earth
Dear All,
If you have been following the Ibex Earth blog of late you would have seen a lot of promotion for the Premiere of our 'Lost World Film', which was being held on Thursday 30th June 2011 at the Royal Geographical Society, London. Due to a number of issues outside of our control we have had to postpone the Premiere until Tuesday 13th September.
The Premiere will still take place at the Royal Geographical Society and the film will provide a stunning overview about the lands that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous novel 'The Lost World' and includes world exclusive footage of when Jimmie Angel discovered the legendary Angel Falls.
We will soon be launching our social media campaign to promote the Premiere and it would be fantastic if you could join us for what we hope will be a fantastic evening that promotes the conservation of one of the world's most spectacular regions.
Many thanks,
Chris Livemore
Director
Ibex Earth
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Ibex Earth's Mount Roraima Pictures
Just a few additional shots from the latest Ibex Earth expedition to Mount Roraima, Venezuela - we wont bore you with the stories of being held at gunpoint though!
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Join the 2011 Expedition
Join the Adventure of a Lifetime and help save Arthur Conan Doyle's 'lost world'
In April 2011 Ibex Earth will be travelling back to Mount Roraima, Venezuela with the star of BBC 2's 'Decade of Discovery' Stewart McPherson and we are looking for ten people to travel with us and see one of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders as part of The Lost World Project.
The project looks to safeguard the long-term future of Mount Roraima, which is the South American plateau that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous adventure novel 'The Lost World' and has most recently been the major influence behind Disney Pixar's animated blockbuster 'UP'. Sadly Mount Roraima is now under threat from unregulated/unsustainable tourism, illegal goldmining and the introduction of non-endemic species of flora and fauna. The Lost World Project looks to raise funds to address these issues via the making of a broadcast quality documentary, which will be premiered at the Royal Geographical Society on 30th June 2010 and then on national television in late 2011/early 2012.
The filming aspect of The Lost World Project was completed last Autumn when Ibex Earth sent a critically acclaimed film crew to Mount Roraima with ten university students from the UK. The footage taken in Venezuela will form part of a fifty minute documentary that will air on national television in late 2011/early 2012. This part of the project has already won a number of awards and has been endorsed by both the Royal Geographical Society and the Zoological Society of London.
We are now looking for the final ten people to form the next expedition to Mount Roraima and would like to invite you to journey with us to a land that will leave you with memories to last a life time. The Itinerary of the April expedition is available to download directly from the Ibex Earth website on the link below:
http://www.ibexearth.com/projects/lost-world.html
If you would like any further information about the project please email chris.livemore@ibexearth.com
In April 2011 Ibex Earth will be travelling back to Mount Roraima, Venezuela with the star of BBC 2's 'Decade of Discovery' Stewart McPherson and we are looking for ten people to travel with us and see one of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders as part of The Lost World Project.
The project looks to safeguard the long-term future of Mount Roraima, which is the South American plateau that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous adventure novel 'The Lost World' and has most recently been the major influence behind Disney Pixar's animated blockbuster 'UP'. Sadly Mount Roraima is now under threat from unregulated/unsustainable tourism, illegal goldmining and the introduction of non-endemic species of flora and fauna. The Lost World Project looks to raise funds to address these issues via the making of a broadcast quality documentary, which will be premiered at the Royal Geographical Society on 30th June 2010 and then on national television in late 2011/early 2012.
The filming aspect of The Lost World Project was completed last Autumn when Ibex Earth sent a critically acclaimed film crew to Mount Roraima with ten university students from the UK. The footage taken in Venezuela will form part of a fifty minute documentary that will air on national television in late 2011/early 2012. This part of the project has already won a number of awards and has been endorsed by both the Royal Geographical Society and the Zoological Society of London.
We are now looking for the final ten people to form the next expedition to Mount Roraima and would like to invite you to journey with us to a land that will leave you with memories to last a life time. The Itinerary of the April expedition is available to download directly from the Ibex Earth website on the link below:
http://www.ibexearth.com/projects/lost-world.html
If you would like any further information about the project please email chris.livemore@ibexearth.com
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Journey to the 'Lost World' - Itinerary April 2011...
The Lost World Project – The Adventure of a Lifetime
- Expedition Itinerary -
Please note the first expedition departs London on Saturday April 2nd, and returns on Tuesday April 12th. The second expedition departs London on Saturday April 16th, and returns on Tuesday April 26th and the itinerary for both expeditions are set out below:
Day 1: Expedition members arrive in Caracas, Venezuela and are met at the airport by Ibex Earth staff. Expedition members will then travel to Cuidad Bolivar and transfer to 4x4 vehicles to travel to Santa Elena (the starting point for the expedition). On route, we stop at the National Parks Office to pick up our permits.
Day 2: The group is taken on a 4x4 jeep tour across the Gran Sabana for familiarisation, and receive equipment training and survival skills from the expedition leader. The tour includes visiting the beautiful Kama Waterfall and the world famous Jasper Creek - a riverbed made of scarlet, semi-precious gemstone. Around sunset, we arrive in the remote Amerindian community of Paratepui where we spend the night, and get our first glimpse of the towering “lost world” plateaus of Mount Roraima and Kukenan Tepui looming on the horizon.
Expedition members will then explore the spectacular scenery and bizarre wildlife of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘lost world’. This will include searching for ancient toads, Roraima’s rare Coatimundi and carnivorous plants. After one hour of walking, we make camp in a great cave system in the south of the plateau, cooking dinner as flames flicker on the ancient cave walls.
Day 11: An early start will see the group leave Cuidad Bolivar for Caracas, arriving in time for afternoon and evening flights back to the UK.
The Lost World Project has received endorsement from the Royal Geographical Society and has won the Captain Scott Society ‘Spirit of Adventure’ Award 2010 – if you would like to be part of the adventure of a lifetime then please email chris.livemore@ibexearth.com and you will be sent a full expedition pack for The Lost World Project.
- Expedition Itinerary -
Please note the first expedition departs London on Saturday April 2nd, and returns on Tuesday April 12th. The second expedition departs London on Saturday April 16th, and returns on Tuesday April 26th and the itinerary for both expeditions are set out below:
Day 1: Expedition members arrive in Caracas, Venezuela and are met at the airport by Ibex Earth staff. Expedition members will then travel to Cuidad Bolivar and transfer to 4x4 vehicles to travel to Santa Elena (the starting point for the expedition). On route, we stop at the National Parks Office to pick up our permits.
Day 2: The group is taken on a 4x4 jeep tour across the Gran Sabana for familiarisation, and receive equipment training and survival skills from the expedition leader. The tour includes visiting the beautiful Kama Waterfall and the world famous Jasper Creek - a riverbed made of scarlet, semi-precious gemstone. Around sunset, we arrive in the remote Amerindian community of Paratepui where we spend the night, and get our first glimpse of the towering “lost world” plateaus of Mount Roraima and Kukenan Tepui looming on the horizon.
Day 3: The third day marks the start of the trek. Expedition members walk to the first camp (Rio Tek), passing lowland savannah wildlife including giant anteaters, and idyllic traditional Amerindian villages. Once we arrive at the Rio Tek camp, we build our tents among the thatched Amerindian settlements and cook dinner before sunset next to the great Kukenan River that flows from the fourth tallest waterfall on earth.
Day 4: Expedition members climb up the lower slopes of Mount Roraima, and into the shadow of the great plateau, through cloud forest stopping at Base Camp for the night. The climb brings us ever closer to the immense ramparts of Mount Roraima, traversing the ancient talus slopes that encircle the mountain – the home to colourful orchids and giant bromeliads. Today is the most strenuous day of the trek – lasting seven hours, but passing much of the most beautiful scenery that we will encounter on the expedition.
Day 5: An early start will see the group ascend the dramatic ledge up the gigantic cliffsides of Mount Roraima, climbing towards the summit and reaching the mountain top by early afternoon. The ascent passes through mossy cloud forest, filled with ancient tree ferns, colourful tree frogs, and hummingbirds.
Expedition members will then explore the spectacular scenery and bizarre wildlife of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘lost world’. This will include searching for ancient toads, Roraima’s rare Coatimundi and carnivorous plants. After one hour of walking, we make camp in a great cave system in the south of the plateau, cooking dinner as flames flicker on the ancient cave walls.
Day 6: The group treks north to explore Mount Roraima’s spectacular labyrinth of towering stone pinnacles and a valley lined with shimmering quartz crystals. We also explore deep fissures in search of primitive oil birds, wind carved sculptures and areas of Roraima’s unique and unearthly vegetation. We set up camp in caves in the north of the great plateau.
Day 7: The expedition leader takes the group to the underground world of Mount Roraima’s ancient cave systems, which represent some of the largest, most spectacular yet least explored quartzite caves in the world. The group will then return to Mount Roraima’s summit and once again spend the night in the caves near the south of the plateau. At sunset, the group treks to the immense cliffsides of Roraima to view the evening sunlight glance across the mountain’s colossal cliffs, returning before darkness falls completely.
Day 8: After four days on the plateau’s summit, the group begins the descent, climbing down the gigantic ledge of Mount Roraima, and camping near the Kukenan river, at Rio Kukenan camp for a hearty dinner and a final night below the towering massif of the ‘lost world’.
Day 9: The expedition members trek from Rio Kukenan camp back to Paratepui, searching the savannah for wildlife along the way – there’s the chance to see a savannah anteater, or rare rainforest-dwelling scarlet macaws of the lowland. In the Amerindian village of Paratepui, the expedition is met by 4x4 vehicles and travel to Santa Elena for a well earned drink and shower.
Day 10: The group is chauffeured from Santa Elena to Cuidad Bolivar, spending the night in the historic city centre on the banks of the mighty Orinoco River.
Day 11: An early start will see the group leave Cuidad Bolivar for Caracas, arriving in time for afternoon and evening flights back to the UK.
The Lost World Project has received endorsement from the Royal Geographical Society and has won the Captain Scott Society ‘Spirit of Adventure’ Award 2010 – if you would like to be part of the adventure of a lifetime then please email chris.livemore@ibexearth.com and you will be sent a full expedition pack for The Lost World Project.
Sunday, 12 December 2010
The decade's top ten new species
The decade's top ten new species - Courtesy of the BBC Website
As 2010 draws to a close, scientists have been looking back over the array of new species that have been discovered since the beginning of the century.
Some of the weirdest and most scientifically wonderful are featured in a BBC Documentary, Decade of Discovery.
The film-makers collaborated with Conservation International to make the documentary, which has whittled down nature's top ten revelations.
So here is a shortlist of many of the team's favourite new species, listed in reverse order according to how unique, special and surprising they are.
Big red jellyfish (Tiburonia granrojo)
The one-metre-wide jelly was found at a depth of 3,000m
More than 3,000m under the Pacific ocean, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) used cameras on a remotely operated vehicle to capture the hidden life at that depth.
Out of the darkness emerged a large, one-metre-wide red jellyfish.
Big red, as it has been dubbed, has no tentacles, making it unlike most jellies. Instead, it uses its fleshy arms to capture food. The scientists still do not know what it eats. They say it is a great example of how little we know of the deep sea.
Chan's megastick (Phobaeticus chani)
This is, as its name implies, a huge stick insect.
The largest specimen of Chan's megastick is in London's Natural History Museum
It was found near Gunung Kinabalu Park, Sabah, in the Heart of Borneo and measures more than half a metre in length - the longest insect on the planet.
The largest and one of only a handful of known specimens in the world is held at the Natural History museum in London.
Despite is enormous size virtually nothing is known about it. Scientists believe it lives high up in the rainforest canopy, which has made it hard to find and kept it a secret until now.
Grey-faced sengi (Rhyncocyon udzungwensis)
This sengi or elephant shrew was first discovered in 2006 in Uzungwa National Park, Tanzania. Italian scientist, Francesco Rovero, from the Trento Museum of Natural Sciences caught the tiny mammal on a camera trap.
Elephant shrews share a common ancestor with elephants
The grey-faced sengi is much bigger than any other - roughly the size of a rabbit. It weighs about 700g and has a long, flexible nose which resembles an elephant's trunk.
Strangely, elephant shrews are not related to shrews but they do share a common ancestor with elephants.
Bamboo shark (Hemiscyllium galei)
The bamboo shark, also known as the walking shark, was found in 2006 in Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua, Indonesia.
This area of coral reef habitat has such a high level of biodiversity that some researchers call it a "species factory".
The shark can swim but usually uses its pectoral fins to walk along the reef
Mark Erdmann from Conservation International was the first scientist to lay eyes on this new shark species in 2006.
Although it can swim if it needs to, it usually uses its pectoral fins to walk along the reef and feed amongst the coral.
Scientists raised funds for marine conservation by auctioning the naming rights to the new shark.
Giant slipper orchid (Phragmipedium Kovachii)
This large flamboyant purple flower caused something of a sensation when it was discovered.
It was found in 2001 being sold at the side of the road in the Peruvian Highlands by an orchid hunter and dealer, who illegally imported it to the US.
Giant orchid among the decade's top ten new species
He was duly prosecuted, but the orchid still bears his name. A few legal specimens are now in the hands of a select group of orchid breeders.
With its huge flowers - up to 20cm across - it originates in the Andes mountains of Peru.
Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji)
This is the first new genus (or group of monkey species) to be discovered since the 1920s.
It was tracked down in 2003 by Tim Davenport, a biologist from the Wildlife Conservation Society, who was working in the Mount Rungwe region of Tanzania.
He was interviewing local people about the animals they hunted and knew about in the forest. A few mentioned a "kipunji", a large monkey which sounded unlike anything else.
When Dr Davenport saw it he knew it was a new species, but later DNA analysis showed that it was actually an entirely new genus.
There were just 1,117 Kipunji in the wild at the last count, making them critically endangered.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes palawanensis)
The large pitcher's slippery sides trap its prey
This giant plant was discovered just this year by botanist Stewart Macpherson who has made it his mission to find and photograph every species of these carnivorous plants around the world.
He found it at the very top of a mountain called Sultan's Peak, on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
Pitcher plants are named after their highly-specialised leaves that form hollow, water-filled "pitchers".
Insects, such as flies, are attracted by nectar in the pitcher, but its sides are slippery so when prey falls in it cannot climb out.
Langkawi bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus)
This extraordinary gecko was first discovered in 2008 on an island off North-western Malaysia by Dr Lee Grismer and his team.
It uses its amazing eyesight and grip to catch its forest-dwelling prey at night.
But what made it a discovery of the decade was that this forest gecko has also recently been found in a limestone cave.
The forest-dwelling and cave-dwelling geckos show evolution at work
The cave gecko looks similar to those living in the forest but has some remarkable visible differences.
Dr Grismer believes this could be evolution in the making - a gecko that has evolved to live in a cave.
The lizards may have moved into the caves to avoid predators - specifically pit vipers that live in the forest.
Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)
This species, discovered on the island on Escudo de Veraguas off the Carribean coast, shows how quickly the process of evolution can happen.
The pygmy sloth, number one on the list, has a surprising talent
The pygmy sloth has been isolated on its tiny island habitat for just 9,000 years - when rising sea levels cut the island off from the mainland.
The sloths are slower and more placid than their mainland relatives and, remarkably, they can swim.
They seem suitably adapted to their Caribbean island lifestyle.
Pygmy sloths are less than half the size of a normal sloth and they only eat mangrove leaves - a low-nutirent diet that explains their diminutive stature.
There are just 200 of them on the island so every mangrove tree counts for these vulnerable creatures.
Decade of Discovery, a collaboration between Conservation International and the BBC's Natural History Unit, will be broadcast at 20.00BST on Tuesday 14 December on BBC Two.
As 2010 draws to a close, scientists have been looking back over the array of new species that have been discovered since the beginning of the century.
Some of the weirdest and most scientifically wonderful are featured in a BBC Documentary, Decade of Discovery.
The film-makers collaborated with Conservation International to make the documentary, which has whittled down nature's top ten revelations.
So here is a shortlist of many of the team's favourite new species, listed in reverse order according to how unique, special and surprising they are.
Big red jellyfish (Tiburonia granrojo)
The one-metre-wide jelly was found at a depth of 3,000m
More than 3,000m under the Pacific ocean, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) used cameras on a remotely operated vehicle to capture the hidden life at that depth.
Out of the darkness emerged a large, one-metre-wide red jellyfish.
Big red, as it has been dubbed, has no tentacles, making it unlike most jellies. Instead, it uses its fleshy arms to capture food. The scientists still do not know what it eats. They say it is a great example of how little we know of the deep sea.
Chan's megastick (Phobaeticus chani)
This is, as its name implies, a huge stick insect.
The largest specimen of Chan's megastick is in London's Natural History Museum
It was found near Gunung Kinabalu Park, Sabah, in the Heart of Borneo and measures more than half a metre in length - the longest insect on the planet.
The largest and one of only a handful of known specimens in the world is held at the Natural History museum in London.
Despite is enormous size virtually nothing is known about it. Scientists believe it lives high up in the rainforest canopy, which has made it hard to find and kept it a secret until now.
Grey-faced sengi (Rhyncocyon udzungwensis)
This sengi or elephant shrew was first discovered in 2006 in Uzungwa National Park, Tanzania. Italian scientist, Francesco Rovero, from the Trento Museum of Natural Sciences caught the tiny mammal on a camera trap.
Elephant shrews share a common ancestor with elephants
The grey-faced sengi is much bigger than any other - roughly the size of a rabbit. It weighs about 700g and has a long, flexible nose which resembles an elephant's trunk.
Strangely, elephant shrews are not related to shrews but they do share a common ancestor with elephants.
Bamboo shark (Hemiscyllium galei)
The bamboo shark, also known as the walking shark, was found in 2006 in Cenderawasih Bay in West Papua, Indonesia.
This area of coral reef habitat has such a high level of biodiversity that some researchers call it a "species factory".
The shark can swim but usually uses its pectoral fins to walk along the reef
Mark Erdmann from Conservation International was the first scientist to lay eyes on this new shark species in 2006.
Although it can swim if it needs to, it usually uses its pectoral fins to walk along the reef and feed amongst the coral.
Scientists raised funds for marine conservation by auctioning the naming rights to the new shark.
Giant slipper orchid (Phragmipedium Kovachii)
This large flamboyant purple flower caused something of a sensation when it was discovered.
It was found in 2001 being sold at the side of the road in the Peruvian Highlands by an orchid hunter and dealer, who illegally imported it to the US.
Giant orchid among the decade's top ten new species
He was duly prosecuted, but the orchid still bears his name. A few legal specimens are now in the hands of a select group of orchid breeders.
With its huge flowers - up to 20cm across - it originates in the Andes mountains of Peru.
Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji)
This is the first new genus (or group of monkey species) to be discovered since the 1920s.
It was tracked down in 2003 by Tim Davenport, a biologist from the Wildlife Conservation Society, who was working in the Mount Rungwe region of Tanzania.
He was interviewing local people about the animals they hunted and knew about in the forest. A few mentioned a "kipunji", a large monkey which sounded unlike anything else.
When Dr Davenport saw it he knew it was a new species, but later DNA analysis showed that it was actually an entirely new genus.
There were just 1,117 Kipunji in the wild at the last count, making them critically endangered.
Pitcher plant (Nepenthes palawanensis)
The large pitcher's slippery sides trap its prey
This giant plant was discovered just this year by botanist Stewart Macpherson who has made it his mission to find and photograph every species of these carnivorous plants around the world.
He found it at the very top of a mountain called Sultan's Peak, on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
Pitcher plants are named after their highly-specialised leaves that form hollow, water-filled "pitchers".
Insects, such as flies, are attracted by nectar in the pitcher, but its sides are slippery so when prey falls in it cannot climb out.
Langkawi bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus)
This extraordinary gecko was first discovered in 2008 on an island off North-western Malaysia by Dr Lee Grismer and his team.
It uses its amazing eyesight and grip to catch its forest-dwelling prey at night.
But what made it a discovery of the decade was that this forest gecko has also recently been found in a limestone cave.
The forest-dwelling and cave-dwelling geckos show evolution at work
The cave gecko looks similar to those living in the forest but has some remarkable visible differences.
Dr Grismer believes this could be evolution in the making - a gecko that has evolved to live in a cave.
The lizards may have moved into the caves to avoid predators - specifically pit vipers that live in the forest.
Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)
This species, discovered on the island on Escudo de Veraguas off the Carribean coast, shows how quickly the process of evolution can happen.
The pygmy sloth, number one on the list, has a surprising talent
The pygmy sloth has been isolated on its tiny island habitat for just 9,000 years - when rising sea levels cut the island off from the mainland.
The sloths are slower and more placid than their mainland relatives and, remarkably, they can swim.
They seem suitably adapted to their Caribbean island lifestyle.
Pygmy sloths are less than half the size of a normal sloth and they only eat mangrove leaves - a low-nutirent diet that explains their diminutive stature.
There are just 200 of them on the island so every mangrove tree counts for these vulnerable creatures.
Decade of Discovery, a collaboration between Conservation International and the BBC's Natural History Unit, will be broadcast at 20.00BST on Tuesday 14 December on BBC Two.
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Ibex Earth launches the 'Beyond Carbon' Group
The Ibex Earth 'Beyond Carbon' Group
Ibex Earth is delighted to announce the launch of the 'Beyond Carbon' Group, which aims to become the leading environmental network for businesses that wish to demonstrate a genuine commitment to 'green' issues.
The BCG's primary objective is to engage with international/City-based businesses from all sectors and move away from the current trend of focussing upon carbon reduction initiatives.
Instead he BCG is set to encourage a shift in corporate thinking and encourage businesses to work on protecting the global environment and its ecosystems. For example, BCG Members can utilise the unique skill sets of their employees to provide free support, advice and assistance to an array of environmental charities.
To achieve this the BCG focuses upon four key areas - the environment, biodiversity, conservation and sustainability - and collaboration with Ibex Earth's 'Environmental & Conservation' Partners to provide BCG Members with the opportunity to work on innovative and unique environmental projects, share best practice through the dynamic BCG Network and fulfil corporate social responsibility objectives in relation to the environment.
Aims & Objectives of the 'Beyond Carbon' Group
* To create a dynamic environmental network of leading professional businesses and environmental organisations from a variety of sectors.
* To develop and establish projects to help protect and sustainably manage the natural ecosystems of the world, in particular, in the world's biodiversity 'hotspots' with emphasis on threatened habitats and endangered species.
* To utilise the unique skill sets of professional businesses in order to provide free support, advice and assistance to Ibex Earth's 'Environmental & Conservation' Partners in order to improve the broader environmental picture.
* To raise awareness, in the UK and globally, of the need for conservation, greater environmental protection and reducing pollution by improving understanding and generating support through education, information and fundraising.
* To establish a regular series of seminars and events to disseminate knowledge and share best practice through a proactive peer to peer network.
If you are interested in finding out more about Ibex Earth's 'Beyond Carbon' Group then please contact Chris Livemore by emailing chris.livemore@ibexearth.com
Ibex Earth is delighted to announce the launch of the 'Beyond Carbon' Group, which aims to become the leading environmental network for businesses that wish to demonstrate a genuine commitment to 'green' issues.
The BCG's primary objective is to engage with international/City-based businesses from all sectors and move away from the current trend of focussing upon carbon reduction initiatives.
Instead he BCG is set to encourage a shift in corporate thinking and encourage businesses to work on protecting the global environment and its ecosystems. For example, BCG Members can utilise the unique skill sets of their employees to provide free support, advice and assistance to an array of environmental charities.
To achieve this the BCG focuses upon four key areas - the environment, biodiversity, conservation and sustainability - and collaboration with Ibex Earth's 'Environmental & Conservation' Partners to provide BCG Members with the opportunity to work on innovative and unique environmental projects, share best practice through the dynamic BCG Network and fulfil corporate social responsibility objectives in relation to the environment.
Aims & Objectives of the 'Beyond Carbon' Group
* To create a dynamic environmental network of leading professional businesses and environmental organisations from a variety of sectors.
* To develop and establish projects to help protect and sustainably manage the natural ecosystems of the world, in particular, in the world's biodiversity 'hotspots' with emphasis on threatened habitats and endangered species.
* To utilise the unique skill sets of professional businesses in order to provide free support, advice and assistance to Ibex Earth's 'Environmental & Conservation' Partners in order to improve the broader environmental picture.
* To raise awareness, in the UK and globally, of the need for conservation, greater environmental protection and reducing pollution by improving understanding and generating support through education, information and fundraising.
* To establish a regular series of seminars and events to disseminate knowledge and share best practice through a proactive peer to peer network.
If you are interested in finding out more about Ibex Earth's 'Beyond Carbon' Group then please contact Chris Livemore by emailing chris.livemore@ibexearth.com
Friday, 24 September 2010
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Saturday, 21 August 2010
What a Day...The Lost World Expedition is GO!
What a Day...
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All the hard work, twenty hour working days (including weekends) and endless telephone calls has all come to a head as the ten participants, film crew and doctor flew out of London Heathrow at around 6.45am yesterday morning, on what proved to be an incredibly hectic, sometimes stressful but thoroughly rewarding day. Here's what happened...
If you've been following these blogs you will know that The Lost World Project is an innovative initiative that looks to make a conservation documentary about the plateau that inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to write his famous novel 'The Lost World'. It is Ibex Earth's first major project and has seen ten students from the UK selected to travel to Mount Roraima, Venezuela to join a critically acclaimed film crew and help shoot the documentary!
Friday 20th of August was the date that the participants and film crew jetted off, but nothing ever quite goes to plan with these things!
The Lost World Team met at the airport at the delightful hour of 2.45am, well in advance of our scheduled departure - it was fantastic to see how excited the whole group were and that all of their hard work and fundraising was going to be rewarded in such a great way (to be honest both myself, and fellow Ibex Earth Director Ronald Ndoro, were very jealous that they got to go on the trip!). It took over an hour for the unnamed airline to open their gates and off we went to check in - or so we thought.
The airline had for some reason overbooked the flight and the whole team was on the waiting list - disaster! The airline had made a huge error and it looked as though we were going to have to wait for 24 hours (at the earliest) before we got to send the group to Caracas. An hour went by and the airline were frantically looking at what had gone wrong, it soon got to 5am and we were still no closer to getting onboard the plane - it wasn't looking good!
Then we got our break and the Team was upgraded to business class and then began the check in process, only to find out that the airline closed the baggage gate for the plane!!! Unbelievable - £100,000 worth of camera equipment wasn't going to get onto the plane...
Whilst all this was happening I was having to plead and beg with UK customs to come across the airport and sign some of our papers to get the equipment through UK customs - we were very lucky that a fantastic customs worker decided to take pity on me (it could have been the tears, the nervous shaking...but it was probably the tears) and he stamped all of the papers to get us through customs! Then the race began - a quick sprint across the terminal (some have described this as a waddle, but I would have rivalled Usain Bolt that morning) and on production of the document we were away and the baggage started loading as the airline very kindly agreed to hold up the entire plane for us as our equipment was loaded up!
This probably made the whole team the least popular people on the plane scheduled for Lisbon and then Caracas, but we did it! All the participants, film crew etc were onboard safely and were off in the direction of Mount Roraima. A few high-fives later and it was back to bed, as the flight went over the hotel to begin the expedition.
This really does promise to be something special and I will try and keep you all updated via this blog - fingers crossed the Team will be able to send back some photographs for us very soon.
Chris
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