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New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...
Amid growing geopolitical tensions and a rapidly changing global energy landscape, one of the most surprising revelations in ...
The Russian official — until recently in charge of the firm that has stitched together vast maps of South Pole hydrocarbons — is helping negotiate Putin’s ‘scientific’ interests at the prestigious ...
With the future of the world's oceans hanging in the balance, global leaders, scientists, and activists gathered in the French Riviera city of Nice this week for the historic UN Ocean Conference, ...
For 65 years, an international treaty forged at the height of the Cold War has governed Antarctica. But with rising geopolitical tensions, consensus is increasingly hard to find."Up until just a few ...
Australia has significant national interests in Antarctica. Australia was one of the 12 founding countries of the Antarctic Treaty 1959, establishing the Antarctic Treaty System which has governed the ...
Enhancing SA’s scientific standing Since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959, scientists have been conducting substantial research activity on the continent, mainly studying the geomorphology ...
The Antarctic Treaty Parties govern Antarctica and the region below 60° south latitude, coordinate international research activities in the region, and provide scientific advice to guide legislation.
When President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared Türkiye's ambition to play a role in shaping the future of Antarctica in 2019, the country was only taking its almost first steps on the frozen continent.
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and now Donald Trump’s “increased deference to Moscow,” means that “consensus among the treaty members is becoming harder to forge,” Ormiston wrote in a March 8 ...
That map is then used for charting or to help geologists understand what the sea floor is made of and what it looks like. Wilcox said only about 25 per cent of the world's ocean floor is mapped.
The Antarctic Treaty System, in place since 1961, is principally dedicated to the environmental threats that arise locally, including those from fishing, tourism and scientific research.