‘I’m 90 for goodness sake’: rainforest activist to pedal 104 miles down Thames
Summary
Robin Hanbury-Tenison, a 90-year-old rainforest campaigner, is pedaling 104 miles down the River Thames on a water-bike to raise money for a new research station studying Britain's temperate rainforest. Despite physical challenges, he aims to raise £100,000 to help build the station on his farm in Cornwall.Key Facts
- Robin Hanbury-Tenison is 90 years old and has health issues like a bad knee and weak arms.
- He is pedaling 104 miles from Oxford to Richmond on the River Thames using a pedal-powered water-bike.
- The journey supports the construction of Europe's first dedicated temperate rainforest research station in Cornwall.
- Temperate rainforests once covered about 20% of Britain but now cover less than 1%.
- Hanbury-Tenison founded Survival International and has spent his life campaigning for tropical rainforests.
- The research station is built with local timber and supported by over 20 university partnerships.
- The Thousand Year Trust charity, run by his son Merlin, is organizing the fundraising.
- Hanbury-Tenison hopes to raise £100,000 to help complete the research station.
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