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HIGHLIGHTS
- Robert Swan is a renowned polar explorer, environmental leader and the first man ever to walk to both the North and South Poles.
- He is regarded as one of the world’s top 10 motivational speakers by Time Magazine. He has inspired audiences over the globe, from Fortune 500 CEOs, political leaders, educators to students.
AWARDS & HONORS
- 1986 'In the Footsteps of Scott', South Pole Expedition, South Pole reached.
- 1987 Polar Medal, awarded by H. M. Queen Elizabeth II (UK)
- 1989 UNEP Goodwill Ambassador
- 1990 UN Global 500 award winner
- 1992 UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador with Special Responsibility for Youth
- 1992 Keynote speaker, Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
- 1994 Special Envoy to the Director General of UNESCO
- 1995 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 1989 'Icewalk', North Pole Expedition, North Pole reached.
- 2002 Speaker, World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg
- 2003 'Ambassador for the Environment', European Union.
ENVIRONEMTAL ACHIEVEMENTS
- Annually leading a team of business executives and youths to Antarctica to focus on leadership training, environmental clean-up and education initiatives.
- Removed and recycled over 1,500 tonnes of waste from the Antarctic Peninsula, an undertaking that took 5 years to plan, fund and execute.
- Keynote speaker sat the very first Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and returned in 2002 to address the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
- Led One Step Beyond Expedition to the Antarctica and brought together 35 young explorer from 25 nations to raise international awareness of environmental threats to the region.
- Raised international awareness on the Antarctica Treaty '2041' and led the 'Earthship Mission Possible' overland expedition 12,000km across South Africa.
- Established the first E-base (Education Base) which is solely powered by renewable energy in Antarctica.
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