Tall ship brings DARWIN200 to Cape Town

The Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde is set to arrive in Cape Town in April as part of a two-year planetary conservation mission DARWIN200, retracing Charles Darwin's 19th-century route on HMS Beagle.

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The voyage aims to host and train a total of 200 exceptional young environmentalists from all over the world, engaging them in hands-on conservation efforts in the same locations where Darwin and his colleagues explored the natural world almost two centuries ago.

DARWIN200 and Oosterschelde will host emerging conservationists from Madagascar, Uganda, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Nigeria, Israel and Tanzania, who will engage in critical conservation efforts alongside local NGOs in South Africa.