Captain of the French schooner 'La Boudeuse' explorer Patrice Franceschi (L) welcomes French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo (L) on October 14, 2009 at the Musee de la Marine in Paris, prior to his departure for a two-year scientific expedition entitled 'Terre Ocean' (Earth Ocean) from South America to Pacific Ocean, directed by Borloo as part of the 'Grenelle de l'Environnement', a governemental commitment on environmental measures signed on December 2007. 2ndL is the president of French Explorers, Olivier Archambeau.