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The Southern Ocean Research Partnership (IWC-SORP) is a multi-lateral, non-lethal scientific research programme established in 2009 to improve the coordinated and cooperative delivery of science to the IWC. There are 13 Partners: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Italy…
As we learn more about the importance of cetaceans in the Antarctic, including their populations' recovery and needs as krill and fish predators, it is increasingly clear that cetacean science is vital for informing ecosystem-based management.
This paper presents the results of a review of progress in the implementation of the recommendations identified in the Report of the Joint CEP/SC-CAMLR Workshop on Climate Change and Monitoring (2016). This review was undertaken during the 2021-22 intersessional period by Argentina, Australia…
This Information Paper supplements Working Paper 43 by setting out draft criteria that might be applied to identified Important Bird Areas (IBAs) as well as to other bird colonies or aggregations1 when considering ASPA designation.
In 2015 the ATCM endorsed a report listing 204 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) across Antarctica and offshore islands south of 60o South. In doing so the ATCM adopted Resolution 5 (2015)…
This paper draws attention to the publication in the scientific journal Nature of the results of the Retrospective Analysis of Antarctic Tracking Data (RAATD), a project of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)…
Australia has decided not to proceed with a proposal to construct and operate a paved runway near Davis research station in the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica (the Davis Aerodrome Project), following careful consideration of the likely environmental impact, cost and complexity of the project.
Marine non-native species present an increasing threat to Antarctic marine ecosystems, particularly under climate change. This paper sets out progress with ongoing work initiated by the CEP Subsidiary Group on Climate Change Response (SGCCR)…
The Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan: Update 2022 reaffirms Australia's ongoing commitment to best practice environmental stewardship in Antarctica. Related high priority actions over the next five years include establishing a Cleaner Antarctica science program…
Increasing levels of chemical contamination in the Antarctica environment are resulting from global and regional human activities. Unlike other areas of the world, Antarctica lacks continent-wide systematic and coordinated monitoring of contaminants. Germany, Italy, Australia, United Kingdom…
There is growing evidence that the Antarctic is increasingly exposed to chemical stressors. Antarctica is impacted by global issues such as climate change and long-range transport of chemicals. Furthermore, expanding tourism and research activities…
This paper provides an update to the ATCM on the implementation of Resolution 8 (2021) Antarctica in Changing Climate, one year after its adoption.
As the ATCM was sadly cancelled in 2020, in light of the global Covid-19 pandemic, ATCMXLIII in 2021 is the first meeting of the Parties since the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). The SROCC…
Australian researchers are undertaking work to inform ongoing discussions in the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) on further developing the Antarctic protected area system.
In accordance with Article 6.3 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, Australia has undertaken a five-yearly review of the management plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) 164 Scullin and Murray Monoliths.
Future changes in the boreal polar vortex under a climate change scenario are still a matter of debate in the scientific community. For example, there is a lack of consensus among models about possible future changes in the frequency of major stratospheric warmings.
Developing water quality guidelines for Antarctic marine environments requires understanding sensitivity of biota to contaminant exposure. Toxicity tests with Antarctic … invertebrates have shown response times to metal exposure takes far longer than the durations of standard bioassay methods.