There are 29 countries taking part in the Antarctic Treaty negotiations and 28 others that can attend. Image : Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty The meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes has just finished in Argentina, ahead of the...
The Madrid Protocol gives priority to scientific research in Antarctica – a natural reserve dedicated to peace and science – but it does not have exclusivity. Photo: Michael Wenger The growth of tourism in Antarctica is not without concern for the...
Katabatic winds descend fast along the Antarctic ice caps. Image: Samuel Blanc / Wikimedia Commons A weather phenomenon that is not uncommon in Antarctica has claimed the life of a member of the Russian scientific coastal station on Queen Maud Land. Last week in...
Plenary session at the opening of the Antarctic Treaty meeting on Monday May 20. Picture: Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting has come to a close in Kochi, India. Negotiations focused, among other things, on the...
Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace volunteers and other protesters demonstrate against the arrival of the Akademik Alexander Karpinsky, a Russian vessel that conducts seismic surveys in Antarctica, at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, 26 January 2023. (Photo: Jamie...
