I will be riding 115km this Sunday from London to Folkestone as part of the London-Monaco Cycle Ride.

Last year's riders and sponsers raised 280,000 for two ocean conservation projects; Ascension Island and Aeolian Islands.  This year, we hope to raise even more money for even more projects, including Ascension Island, the Aeolian Islands as well as the Solent Oyster Restoration Project and a marine plastic project in collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.

The Marine Plastic Project, Beyond Plastic Med is an
initiative to confront the scale of plastic pollution and its impact on the Mediterranean. BeMed is working with eleven micro-initiatives in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Albania, Lebanon, Tunisia and Montenegro to raise awareness and action to combat plastic pollution on the coastline and in the sea.

Ascension Island is located in the South Atlantic Ocean and is one of the UK’s 14 overseas territories, which contain over 94% of Britain’s biodiversity. As part of the GB Oceans Coalition, BLUE secured the closure of over half of Ascension’s waters to fishing and has since brought about many benefits to the islanders. BLUE aims to protect 100% of these pristine waters and the amazing marine wild life that inhabit them.  

BLUE aims to restore the once thriving native oyster to the Solent. Oysters act as filter feeders, cleaning the water and removing pollutants contributing to the overall health of the oceans. BLUE has made good progress, working alongside the University of Portsmouth and MDL Marinas to suspend thousands of oysters in cages in marinas across the south coast. This year, BLUE aims to add a million oysters to wild sites.

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