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The Monaco Assessment - examining how far the conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean biodiversity is achieving the targets of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 . . .
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Antarctica & Climate

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The climate, physical and biological properties of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are closely coupled to the global environment by the ocean and the atmosphere.

Ice Sheets & Under the Ice

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International, intensive field programmes aim at understanding the dynamics of Antarctica's ice sheets, ice shelves, glaciers, sea ice and the continent hidden beneath kilometres of ice.

Ecosystems & Biodiversity

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Life scientists strive to understand the evolution and diversity of life in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to determine how these processes have produced unique Antarctic ecosystems.

The Poles as a Vantage Point

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Antarctica has unique characteristics that make it a highly desirable vantage point for near-Earth, upper atmosphere, solar, astrophysical and astronomical observations.

Observing Systems

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Integrated, multi-disciplinary observations are needed to understand and predict the response of biota to changes in the Southern Ocean and on the Antarctic continent. 

SCAR, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research,

is a body of ICSU, the International Council for Science, and it is charged with the initiation, promotion and co-ordination of scientific research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. SCAR also provides international, independent scientific advice to the Antarctic Treaty system and other bodies.

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Recent news

2016

New SCAR Executive Committee

5 September 2016: At the SCAR Delegates Meeting held in Malaysia from 29-30 August, a new President and Vice President were elected to the Executive Committee.  Outgoing President, Prof Jerónimo López-Martínez of the Universidad Autónoma...

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2016

SCAR Biology Symposium 2017 - get involved!

5 September 2016: The  XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium will take place around 10-14 July 2017 in Belgium. The main theme is "Scale Matters".  From the small molecular scale, through population and large ecosystem scale, biological processes...

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2016

SCAR Bulletins 195 and 196 published

31 August 2016: The latest SCAR Bulletins are now published on the website.  Bulletin 195 contains the SCAR Annual Report to the Antarctic Treaty System, 2015/16.  Bulletin 196 contains the Report of the SCAR Delegation to XXXIX ATCM and...

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