pdf IP048: Systematic Conservation Plan for the Antarctic Peninsula Project Updates and Next Steps

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) undertook a collaborative project to develop the first systematic conservation plan for the Antarctic Peninsula. Primarily finished in 2021, correction of some input data and additional requested analyses resulted in the project concluding in 2022. The large amount of data generated by the project and the creation of a conservation planning decision-support tool tailored to the Antarctic Peninsula is likely to be of interest to a broad audience. The decision-support tool has been created in the form of R code, an open-source programming language and software environment for statistical analysis and graphics representation. This R code, together with the majority of input data used in the project, will be made available for public access and use prior to the next ATCM. Outcomes from the project will also be made available in a peer-reviewed scientific publication.