This father and son team, Charles & Sho Scott, will embark on a two- month bike ride across the entire mainland of Japan on connected bikes. The 4,700 kilometer journey will take them from the northernmost point of Cape Souya to the southern tip at Cape Sata, through 11 World Heritage Sites. They will begin promoting the trip in New York City on 5 June to coincide with a World Environment Day-related activity to encourage participation for the summer ride. The two were inspired to use this ride to encourage action on climate change after watching the BBC’s Planet Earth documentary and recognizing the critical and immediate need.
They will simultaneously be supporting a call to action for people to help UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign achieve its goal of planting seven billion trees – one for every person on the globe – this year. Currently, three billion have been planted and five billion pledged. They will also promote the Seal the Deal! effort and eight-year old Sho will address the UNEP/TUNZA International Children &Youth Conference in Korea by video-telegram from a remote location during his expedition as an inspiring example and youth ambassador. (www.japanbikeride.com)
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