CAPRICORN Quest
1
A
Conservation Exploration
by
David Anthony Murray
FRGS,
Millennium Fellow, Earthwatch Institute Fellow
Duration: 12 months
Location: Tropic of Capricorn
AIMS - LOGISTICS
(1) Trek along line of Tropic of Capricorn
(23 deg 28 min)
(2) Without use of fossil fuels
(3) Without land vehicle back-up. Wind and
solar powered boat
AIMS - GEOGRAPHICAL
(1) Across Australia, Madagascar, Africa,
South America
(2) Australia: Queensland, Northern
Territory, Western Australia
(3) Africa: Mozambique, South Africa,
Botswana, Namibia
(4) South America: Brazil, Paraguay,
Argentina, Chile
(5) Travelling sometimes with indigenous
peoples
AIMS - SCIENTIFIC
(1) Environment Recording (air, water, ground)
(2) Satellite transmissions (schools via
internet)
(3) Conservation recording and reporting to
U.K.
(4) Field-testing of outdoor and scientific
equipment
AIMS - AID
(4) Fund Raising - International Charity
(Tel: 0973-783297:
Ref CAP-1-AIMS-1)
(04/09/2000
More information to follow)