New report warns Antarctica is approaching a climate change tipping point. Four marine protected areas would protect 26% of the Southern Ocean. Antarctica and its surrounding Southern Ocean are experiencing […]
Antarctica likely a carbon storage powerhouse. Antarctica is probably storing much more carbon than previously thought, according to NIWA. Two rare surveys were conducted by the National Institute of Water […]
Youth for Antarctica: Kids rally in Helsinki for Greater Protection of Penguins and their Home On June 1st, to mark World Children’s Day, children, activists, and Antarctic experts will gather in […]
Two countries ignore scale of biodiversity crisis by thwarting progress needed to protect Antarctica’s ocean. The international body responsible for safeguarding Antarctica’s waters finished its annual meeting with a mixed […]
MPAS in Antarctica should include young emperor penguins, scientists say. Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and European research institutions are calling for better protections for juvenile emperor […]
World’s largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica. Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world’s largest fish […]
Another missed opportunity to protect Antarctica. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) – the body responsible for Antarctic marine conservation – concluded its 40th annual […]
Pressure on world leaders to protect Antarctica is at an all time high 1.5 million people called on world leaders to grasp an immediate opportunity to protect the future of […]
EU leads efforts to designate new large-scale Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. On 29 September, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, hosted a ministerial meeting to build further support […]
President Macron accepts petition urging protection of Antarctica’s waters. During a boat trip organized on the first day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, Antarctica2020 members Pascal Lamy […]
Pamela Anderson joins the fight to protect Antarctica’s waters. The campaign focused on increasing the protection of Antarctica’s waters received a huge boost with the announcement that actor and activist […]
New Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. EU takes lead in international effort to establish new Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica. Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius hosted a […]
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research brand new icebreaker research vessel is embarking upon a marine research expedition to Antarctica The researchers will study the whole marine ecosystem, focusing particularly on […]
Antarctic krill fishery closes early for second consecutive year, intensifying calls for Southern Ocean protection. Repeat early closure exposes widening gap between Antarctic conservation & fisheries management. For the second […]
Antarctic krill fishery set to close this week, as precautionary management measures take effect. Aker QRILL Company is concluding its 2026 Antarctic krill fishing season this week, with vessels ceasing fishing […]
Over half of people are unaware of environmental effects of sunscreen, study shows. The research comes at a time when the UK has been basking in stunning summer sunshine for […]
From a diplomatic miracle to 21st-century ambition: As Antarctic Treaty meeting concludes in Hiroshima, ASOC urges parties to close the gap between alarming science and slow policy. The 48th Antarctic […]
WWF calls for moratorium on krill fishing after negotiations fail to protect Antarctica’s superheroes. Leaders have failed to come to an agreement on critical fisheries management measures to protect krill, […]