Whilst crossing the Davis Strait from Greenland to Baffin Island, Mark manages to catch up with Professor David Drewry, a leading polar scientist, former Director of the British Antarctic Survey and a Chief Scientific Advisor at the UK Commission for UNESCO.

David has led expeditions to the Arctic and worked extensively in Antarctica. He has been awarded the Polar Medal by HM Queen Elizabeth, and has a mountain and a glacier named after him in Antarctica.

David has an unparalleled expertise in climate science, geophysics and glaciology, and he regularly shares that expertise on expedition ships to inspire people to understand, and to care for the polar environment.

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Tales from High Latitudes is produced in partnership with Adventurous Audio

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Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC379429. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/379429.

Jacob Lotz, XC428867. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/428867.

Lars Edenius, XC790006. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/790006.

Jarek Matusiak, XC671025. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/671025.

Whilst on board the luxury Swan Hellenic expedition boat SH Vega in the North East Greenland National Park, Mark has the opportunity to catch up with two researchers at the cutting edge of their respective fields.

Stephanie Northen is a marine biologist in the final year of her PhD at the University of Portsmouth where she studies how everyday plastic packaging breaks down into microplastics in our oceans. Alongside her research she works with the Revolution Plastics Institute on projects that connect science to policy, industry and community action.

Serafima Andreeva is a researcher at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, the leading institute on Arctic international affairs in Norway where she researches Arctic geopolitics, governance and security. She is also affiliated with the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network as well as the Arctic Institute, where she has the podcast ‘The Circumpolar’.

Both Serafima and Stephanie are on board SH Vega as guest lecturers, giving Mark the opportunity to pin them down for a conversation on the ocean waves.

Find out more about Mark and his passion for exploring with purpose

Tales from High Latitudes is produced in partnership with Adventurous Audio

Sound effects used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC379429. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/379429.

Jacob Lotz, XC428867. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/428867.

Lars Edenius, XC790006. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/790006.

Jarek Matusiak, XC671025. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/671025.

Based in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Jason Roberts is an award-winning filmmaker, polar expert, dedicated environmentalist, and world leading authority on Polar Bears. He has devoted his life to both the Arctic and Antarctic, working with the production of natural history documentaries, Hollywood feature films, and landmark Drama series.

Prior to filmmaking he worked for research institutes doing field studies on a number of projects concerning our polar regions. Through his passion for the poles he has aided yachts, art projects and intrepid explorers to achieve their near impossible goals. Jason’s inspiration is that through information presented in Natural History programs, art, and exploration younger generations can create a wave of change to protect the planet’s environment for the future.

Mark first met Jason more than 30 years ago whilst overwintering on Svalbard, and in this podcast they talk about Jason’s career, what brought him to Svalbard and listen to a few top tips for those who wish to follow in his footsteps.

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Find out more about Mark and his passion for exploring with purpose

Tales from High Latitudes is produced in partnership with Adventurous Audio

Sound effects used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC379429. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/379429.

Jacob Lotz, XC428867. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/428867.

Lars Edenius, XC790006. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/790006.

Jarek Matusiak, XC671025. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/671025.