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The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they ...
These vulnerabilities are why nations responsible for sub-Antarctic islands and those who jointly govern Antarctica through ...
Fifty years later, the Antarctic Treaty came into force—a pact ensuring that future races between nations are predominantly carried out through scientific endeavors. For a long time, the ...
The Antarctic Treaty System is principally dedicated to the environmental threats that arise locally, including those from fishing, tourism and scientific research, and can be controlled as such.
Despite no human presence or trade activity, Donald Trump's latest tariff move targets Australia's remote Heard and McDonald Islands ...
Under the Antarctic Treaty, strict regulations govern how waste, including sewage, must be treated, stored, and disposed of within all land and ocean south of the 60th parallel south (60°S).
And to do that, we need to understand the role of South American militaries. Per Article I of the Antarctic Treaty signed in 1959, Antarctica is a demilitarized region. However, the same article also ...
President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on Antarctic territories including Heard and McDonald Islands, despite their uninhabited status. Australia, which manages these islands for ...
UCT researchers explored Antarctica’s Fimbul Ice Shelf, collecting data to model future climate shifts and marking South ...
The Canadian Navy's top commander, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, spoke to the CBC about the Navy's current mission in Antarctica, and why a scientific research expedition can serve to strengthen ...
India and Chile will soon launch joint research expeditions to Antarctica in climate change, geosciences, microbiology, and innovation, Union Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said Tuesday. A ...
In other words, the structure of Antarctic governance (currently the Antarctic Treaty regime) – and how it can be structured in such a way that it does not ossify into a form incapable of ...