Celebrating International Women’s Day with inspirations from the Antarctic Climate Expedition, led by an exemplary female ocean guardian Dr Sylvia Earle.

We ought to care about Antarctica because now is the best chance we have to protect our last frontier and rest of the oceans. Melting of Antarctica ice sheets has global implications. If all of the Antarctic ice sheets melt, it will raise global sea levels by 60 meters.

We have witnessed scenes of iceberg calving, where enormous chunks of ice break off the edge of a glacier. We have observed the changing patterns of penguin colonies, as they face a decline in their major food source of krills under warming oceans and overfishing. We have analysed 10 surface water samples under the microscopes and identified microplastics in all of them.

As renowned marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle repeatedly emphasised on the expedition, we have the best chance now to “transform tipping points to turning points”. We are capable of preserving the breathing blue heart of our planet.

The ocean and climate resolutions developed from this expedition will follow in upcoming posts, including how each of us can be an agent for change.

The Antarctic Climate Expedition is organised by Ocean Geographic, with Mission Blue as the principal partner and Aurora Expeditions as the supporting partner. My advocay work on the expedition is generously supported by various organisations as financial, equipment, education and media partners. Thank you to all the supporters for making this mission possible.

Shot with: Canon EOS R7
Gears for circularity: Houdini Sportswear, Innotier, Adidas