Why Protect Antarctica?
Antarctica is one of the most extraordinary places on Earth. The continent and its surrounding Southern Ocean are full of wildlife and wilderness, yet their role in shaping our future is too often overlooked.
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean influence the planet’s climate and sea level, including climate extremes and abrupt changes. A sustainable future will only be possible if policy and civil society recognise this power to influence our daily lives.
Nations must focus on the implementation of global policies such as decarbonisation, and local approaches, like marine protected areas, to secure Antarctica’s environmental future.
About Saef
Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future is an Australian Antarctic Program research and workforce development initiative revealing how Antarctica, people and nature shape one another globally.
SAEF combines big data, remote sensing, AI and field research to provide options for an Antarctic that is valued, protected and understood – securing a sustainable future for our world.
Our Research in Antarctica
People and nature are inseparably linked. What we do influences Antarctica. What happens in Antarctica influences us. Our research seeks to understand this interaction.
Our work is transdisciplinary, international, collaborative and innovative – the only way we can deliver the momentum needed to understand and overcome today’s significant challenges.
We investigate climate systems, the Antarctic Ice Sheet, changes in the Southern Ocean, and the responses of biodiversity, to ensure effective policy is informed by reliable science.
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