Steve Forrest on MY Esperanza in Antarctica

Portrait of Steve Forrest, from Stony Brook University onboard Greenpeace ship the Esperanza.

Greenpeace has partnered with penguin researchers from Stony Brook University and Northeastern University to study the impact of climate change on fragile chinstrap penguin colonies in Antarctica. The voyage to Antarctica is the last stop of the Protect the Oceans Expedition aimed at highlighting the threats facing our oceans and the urgent need for their protection under a new Global Ocean Treaty.

(This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813)

Unique identifier: GP0STUGIW

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/01/2020

Locations: Antarctica, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands

Credit line: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Protect the Oceans Expedition: Antarctic MY Esperanza Tour - Leg 1 (Photos)

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