REACTION FROM ASOC: CONTINUED HIGH-LEVEL SUPPORT FOR SOUTHERN OCEAN PROTECTION AT ONE OCEAN SUMMIT

Reaction from the Antarctic Southern Ocean Coalition  Brest, France: The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition welcomed the announcements from President Macron at the One Ocean Summit that will help safeguard further Antarctica’s waters. These include France publishing at the end of the month its first national polar strategy as well as the creation of the second largest marine protected area …

CCAMLR: Another Missed Opportunity to Protect Antarctica

October 29th, 2021: Today the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)1 – the body responsible for Antarctic marine conservation – concluded its 40th annual meeting, which took place virtually with a restricted schedule. For the fifth year running, no Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been agreed, despite leading scientists and 1.5 million members of the public …

Scientists and experts commemorate 30th anniversary of Madrid Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty

Today (4 October), ministers, leading scientists and experts from around the world are meeting at the Archeological Museum of Madrid to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Madrid Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty. In 1991, this Protocol, hailed as a significant achievement for environmental governance, declared the full protection of the entire Antarctic continent from exploitation. 

EU Ministerial Press Statement

BRUSSELS: Today Ministers from countries backing further Antarctic marine protection are meeting to discuss how to win support of Russia and China for increased action. European Commissioner, Virginijus Sinkevičius, is hosting ministers ahead of the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR) that will decide on three large-scale protection proposals in the Southern …

«Лучше честно признать, что Мировой океан скоро опустеет»

Source: Plus.One.Ru Британец Льюис Пью — многократный рекордсмен мира по плаванию на выносливость в экстремальных условиях. Он стал первым человеком, совершившим долгие заплывы в каждом из пяти океанов без специального оборудования — только в плавках и очках. Медики считают, что британец обладает уникальной способностью поднимать температуру своего тела, чтобы выдерживать ледяную воду. Своими заплывами Льюис привлекает внимание к проблемам изменения климата и хрупкости морских экосистем. Plus-one.ru поговорил с покровителем океана ООН о том, как …

Antarctica: Cousteau’s CCAMLR call

Source: Oceanographic THIS OCTOBER, THE COUNTRIES RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE SOUTHERN OCEAN WILL MEET AT CCAMLR TO VOTE ON THE CREATION OF THREE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS COVERING ALMOST 4 MILLION KM2 OF OCEAN. HERE, PHILIPPE COUSTEAU CALLS FOR ACTION, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THE CHORUS.

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 Pamela Anderson will be joining the Antarctica2020 group in their efforts to ensure greater protection of the waters that surround Antarctica.

Creating the world’s largest marine protected area

Source: Marine & Oceans By Geneviève Pons, Directrice générale et Vice-Présidente d’Europe Jacques Delors, Ambassadrice d’Antarctica 2020 Director General and Vice-President of Europe Jacques Delors, Antarctica 2020’s Champion