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The Need to Consider Chinese Tourism in Antarctica

China’s Great Wall station, Antarctica (Source: Panoramio). Max Daniels Chinese foreign policy is receiving ever more attention in Western policy

Antarctic Land-Based Tourism: Having One’s Feet on the Ground

Antarctica: Cape Evans. © Eli Duke. Max Daniels Land-based activities are a specialised and niche part of Antarctic tourism, which

India as a Polar Stakeholder: Interview with Dr M Ravichandran

India’s new Antarctic research station, Bharati. (Courtesy of Boo Architekten and NCAOR.) Hriday Ch Sarma Hriday Sarma, India Fellow at

A Krill-iant Idea! – The Powers of Industry for Conservation

Figure 1: Krill, one of the most important species in our oceans (British Antarctic Survey). Micheil Page Introduction Our perception

India’s Engagement with the Polar Regions

Bharati, India’s Antarctic Research Station ©BOF Architekten Background Introduction to India’s Involvement The signing of the Svalbard Treaty in February

The Art of a Deal? Reflections on US Withdrawal from the Paris Accord

Trump and the Announcement in the Rose Garden | 1 June 2017 (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

From Shelter to Showpiece: The Evolution of Halley

Photo via British Antarctic Survey Examining the history of UK’s Halley Station reveals much about advances in engineering and architecture.

#TedXScottBase – Sparking Global Conversations

Antarctica
07 March 2017

Photograph by Vatey Uy. TEDxScottBase Creative Commons. How do you celebrate 60 years in Antarctica? If you’re Antarctica New Zealand,

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is the Second Lowest on Record, but What of Antarctica?

View of the Earth on 21 September 2005 with the full Antarctic region visible. Image via NASA. The paradoxical behaviour

The 9th International Penguin Congress: ‘The future is not looking rosy’

Image via Antarctica Bound – Flickr Early September, Cape Town played host to the 9th International Penguin Congress (IPC9), a

On The Lamentations of Zeno

At a Bureau de Change, I recently spoke to a woman about her holiday plans to the Maldives. She was

Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking

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Other Regions
19 September 2016

Photo via AAP/Paul Carter Last week, the Australian Antarctic Division announced that they would close Macquarie Island research station by

2010 to 2015 government policy: UK Overseas Territories

This policy paper focuses on the strategy of the UK government towards its Overseas Territories, for the period 2010-2015. Appendix

UK science in Antarctica: 2014 to 2020

A framework for British research, outlining the UK’s science strategy in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean from 2014 to 2020.

Final Report of the Thirty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

The Thirty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 1 to 10 June, 2015. Representatives of the

The Need to Consider Chinese Tourism in Antarctica

Antarctic Land-Based Tourism: Having One’s Feet on the Ground

India as a Polar Stakeholder: Interview with Dr M Ravichandran

A Krill-iant Idea! – The Powers of Industry for Conservation

India’s Engagement with the Polar Regions

The Art of a Deal? Reflections on US Withdrawal from the Paris Accord

From Shelter to Showpiece: The Evolution of Halley

#TedXScottBase – Sparking Global Conversations

Arctic Sea Ice Extent is the Second Lowest on Record, but What of Antarctica?

The 9th International Penguin Congress: ‘The future is not looking rosy’

On The Lamentations of Zeno

Disruption over Macquarie Island calls for some clever Antarctic thinking

2010 to 2015 government policy: UK Overseas Territories

UK science in Antarctica: 2014 to 2020

Final Report of the Thirty-eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

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