Dem face extreme conditions: Deriv-sponsored Patagonian expedition Kahuna and how e affect climate science

• Deriv CSR sponsorship programme dey support Kahuna team make dem collect important environmental data and improve global understanding of climate change.
• Through partnership wit OSER and Cheer Up, di environmental expedition aim to encourage and educate young patients and students.

CYBERJAYA, Malaysia, 16 May 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Deriv dey prepare to celebrate 25 years of innovation and responsibility, di company proudly dey mark dis milestone through series of new initiatives wey go make impact for 2024 and years wey dey come. Di Kahuna sponsorship dey support scientific research and community projects wey dey provide educational value and inspire positive action to protect di environment. Deriv recently sponsor di Kahuna team make dem carry out environmental research expedition for Patagonia. Di environmental expedition aim to investigate weda microplastics and black carbon dey inside snow. Dis substances na important indicators of environmental pollution wey dey affect climate change.

Di team partner wit di Argentinian Institute of Nivology, Glaciology, and Environmental Sciences and look for ways to reach communities through collaborations wit charitable organisations OSER and CheerUp (wey get affiliation wit CentraleSupelec).

Seema Hallon, Deriv Chief Human Resources Officer, tok say, “Di 25th anniversary na opportunity for Deriv to commit again to di tins wey matter to us as organisation. To put our CSR efforts for meaningful projects like di Kahuna expedition na our own way to contribute to efforts for sustainable future for di planet and communities.”

Di expedition start for middle of January for Puerto Murta, Chile, wit team wey include Baptistin Coutance, Robin Villard, Thomas Jarrey, Vincent Lavrov, and Yvan Lazard.

Di route carry dem across Lago General Carrera, pass through Rio Baker enter di Pacific fjords, along Campo De Hielo Continental, as dem climb Volcan Lautaro and Cerro Francisco Moreno, wia bad weather conditions make dem end di journey early.

Robin Villard tok say, “Di expedition na success. Di samples wey dem collect dey good condition and dem schedule am for analysis for May and July. Before di summer end, we suppose get results on weda microplastics dey for di ice field below. Dat na big success.

“Our scientific research aim to collect snow samples for analysis to determine di level of microplastics. Simply put, dem go examine di samples under microscope for laboratory to see weda serious microplastics pollution dey inside di snow.”

Results from di expedition:

• Research impact: Kahuna team successfully collect and analyse samples from di region, and dis provide valuable data for ongoing climate studies.
• Community impact: Through real-time updates and presentations wey go follow, di environmental expedition go provide educational and motivational experiences to young cancer patients and students wey no get enough support once dia documentary film ready.

Di expedition face challenges — bad weather conditions and dangerous terrain, but dem fit complete dia research objectives well.

Read more about di Kahuna expedition.

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