Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM)

The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) is held annually. During each ATCM, there is also a meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP). The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an Observer at ATCMs and CEPs, and provides independent and objective scientific advice in a variety of fields, particularly on environmental and conservation matters. For more information on the Antarctic Treaty, please visit the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat website.

SCAR’s Standing Committee on the Antarctic Treaty System (SCATS) is responsible for coordinating the advice presented to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. This is mainly done through the presentation of papers at the meetings. These papers are coordinated by SCATS and involve many scientists from around the world helping to convey the most recent and up-to-date status of research in any particular area.

SCAR Papers to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings

ATCM XLV and CEP XXV 2023, Helsinki, Finland
ATCM XLIV and CEP XXIV 2022, Berlin, Germany
ATCM XLIII and CEP XXIII 2021, Paris, France
ATCM XLII and CEP XXII 2019, Prague, Czech Republic
ATCM XL and CEP XX 2017, Beijing, China
ATCM XXXIX and CEP XIX 2016, Santiago, Chile
ATCM XXXVIII and CEP XVIII 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria
ATCM XXXVII and CEP XVII 2014, Brasilia, Brazil
ATCM XXXVI AND CEP XVI 2013, Brussels, Belgium
ATCM XXXV and CEP XV 2012, Hobart, Australia
ATCM XXXIV and CEP XIV 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina
ATCM XXXIII and CEP XIII 2010, Punta del Este, Uruguay
ATCM XXXII and CEP XII 2009, Baltimore, United States
ATCM XXX and CEP X 2007, New Delhi, India

SCAR Lectures at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings

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pdf SCAR Presentation: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment Decadal Synopsis - Update to ATCM 45 ( pdf, 6.36 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2023: "Satellite-based Science and the Changing Nature of What it Means to "Explore" Antarctica" (Lecture Slides) ( pdf, 9.92 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2022: Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment A Synopsis and Recommendations for Action (Lecture Slides) ( pdf, 5.08 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2019: What does the Paris Climate Agreement Mean for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environmental Protection? ( pdf, 2.42 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2017: What does the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement mean for Antarctica? ( pdf, 3.55 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2016: Exploring the Future of Scientific Research in Antarctica ( pdf, 10.16 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2015: Southern Ocean Acidification ( pdf, 1.74 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2014: Back to the Future: Past Antarctic Climates, Ice Sheet History & Their Relevance for Understanding Future Trends ( pdf, 13.43 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2013: Probing for Life at its Limits: Exploration of Subglacial Aquatic Ecosystems ( pdf, 6.03 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2012: Aliens in Antarctica ( pdf, 8.35 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2011: Detecting the Imprint of Humans on Antarctica: A Case Study ( pdf, 11.26 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2010: Psychrophiles: A Challenge for Life ( pdf, 2.19 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2009: Marine Life and Change in the Southern Ocean ( pdf, 14.66 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2008: Space Weather and its Effects ( pdf, 4.50 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2007: Climate Change and the Antarctic: What Next? ( pdf, 22.56 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2006: Climate Change: an Antarctic Perspective ( pdf, 20.31 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2005: Biodiversity: Antarctic Moves in Life's Grand Game ( pdf, 20.59 MB )
pdf SCAR Lecture 2004: The Secret Life of Lake Vostok ( pdf, 68.33 MB )