Expedition Guyana

An expedition was conducted in 1992 by a group of ecologists surveying the flora and fauna of an area of lowland rainforest near the village of Kurupukari, but this data was never published. With this, we, 10 2nd year Biology students of Imperial College London, aim to mirror the previous projects’ bird, butterfly, rodent, primate and flora surveys and then comparing the previous data to our data and determining how and increase in traffic has affected the biodiversity of the region. A study will also be conducted to determine to what extent the road has an effect on the ambient air through measurements of NO2 concentration. The collected data will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and that conclusions drawn from this important project will be used as a putative model for the changes occurring to the world’s rainforests.


Contact Details:
Hitoshi.Takano@Imperial.ac.uk
07936270007

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Fundraising

Current Funds

Personal Contributions
£5,000.00
Imperial College
£5,000.00
ZSL
£2,000.00
RGS
£750.00
Harrow
£500.00
Lyndhurst House School
£200.00
Lindeth Charitable Trust
£300.00
Barker Charitable Trust
£100.00
Ring Automotive Ltd
£250.00
10Km Sponsored run
£900.00
Medical Modelling
£350.00
Band Night
£391.00
Cake Sale
£651.00
Total Raised
£16,392.00



Future Events
Auction
The generosity of a large number of shop owners in the chelsea Kensington area has been overwhelming. Their donations will be auctioned off at Bonhams auction house along with a variety of lots provided by the team members themselves. The date of the auction has been postponed until after the expedition has taken place so watch this space!

Past Events
Klinefelters Fundraising Gig
On the 29th of May The Klinefelters successfully provided a whole nights entertainment and managed to raise £391 from a crowd that quite blatently knows good music when it hears it.

Bake sales
Against all odds, the culinary skills of the team yielded a massive £651 from the generous... or ravenous staff and students of Imperial college.

10k Run
It was a photo finish between John Gale and everyone else... John, admittedly, clinched it though

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