David Mayer de Rothschild

David Mayer de Rothschild
David de Rothschild
Born	25 August 1978 (1978-08-25) (age 30) United Kingdom
Website http://www.adventureecology.com/

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David Mayer de Rothschild (born 25 August 1978) is a British adventurer, environmentalist^[1] and head of Adventure Ecology, an expedition group raising awareness about climate change. He is the youngest of three children of Victoria Schott (born 1949) and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (b. 1931) of the Rothschild banking family of England.^[1] His middle name "Mayer" is taken from the name of the founder of the Rothschild family banking empire, Mayer Amschel Rothschild.

Early life

David de Rothschild was born in 1978 in London, England. After leaving school he attended Oxford Polytechnic receiving a B.Sc (Hons) in Political Science and Information Systems, followed later with an advanced Diploma in Natural Medicine from the College of Naturopathic Medicine, London.^{[citation needed]}

Adventure Ecology

In 2005, David de Rothschild founded Adventure Ecology, an organization that harnesses the power of dreams, adventures and stories in order to inspire, educate and engage individuals, communities and industry to become agents of change.

His commitment to the environment has sent him on adventures to some of the world's most remote and fragile regions. In 2006, de Rothschild spent over 100 days crossing the Arctic from Russia to Canada, which saw him become one of only 42 people, and the youngest British person, to ever reach both geographical poles. Prior to his 2006 "Top of the World Expedition", he had already become one of only 14 people ever to traverse the continent of Antarctica, and was part of a team that broke the world record for the fastest ever crossing of the Greenland ice cap.

As part of Adventure Ecology’s ARTiculate series, de Rothschild led a field trip expedition to Ecuador in 2007 along with a group that included a high profile artist, photographer, filmmaker and scientist. The group spent time in the Ecuadorian rain forest, documenting the damage international oil companies had caused by drilling the vast oil reserves, which disturbs the natural and social order.

In what could be a bold publicity stunt, de Rothschild is planning to sail to Plastic Island, a floating pile of plastic and garbage debris in the South Pacific. He plans on doing so on a ship made from recycled plastic bottles.

Accolades

David de Rothschild was awarded the accolade of "Emerging Explorer" by National Geographic,^[2] was appointed an "international ambassador" by NGO Clean Up The World^[3] and nominated as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.

Literary work

In 2007 de Rothschild wrote The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change—Or Live Through It, which was the official companion book to the Live Earth concert series. In 2008 he was the Consultant Editor for Earth Matters: An Encyclopedia of Ecology^[4] and wrote the Foreword to True Green Kids: 100 Things You Can Do to Save the Planet.^[5]

References

External links

• David de Rothschild sets sail in what could be his boldest adventure yet -- to Plastic Island on Plastiki
• Adventure Ecology website
• http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/david-de-rothschild/plastiki-text
• National Geographic Emerging Explorers
• Outside Magazine, June 2006 Article
• The TH Interview Part 1
• John Colapinto, “Message In a Bottle,” The New Yorker, April 6, 2009
• Here On Earth: Radio Without Borders, April 20, 2009
• Sundance Channel: ECO TRIP - About David de Rothschild