antarctic

On ocean protection the UK government just listened to science!

Posted by Louisa Casson - 5th October 2018
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A Humpback whale breaks the surface as it heads south to Antarctica for the summer.

It’s all too rare to see governments making decisions that are actually in line with science. But September ended very well. The UK government announced its support for protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. That’s the level of ambition that scientists tell us is… Read More

Announcing the winners of the Antarctic 360° drawing competition!

Posted by Emily Buchanan - 3rd August 2018
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On a baking hot weekend in July, we built a giant geodome in the middle of Cambridge and projected the icy cold Antarctic Ocean onto the ceiling. Antarctic 360° was a huge success and thousands of you came to see us, enduring the… Read More

Inside Antarctic 360°

Posted by Agasty Baylon Yogaratnam - 2nd August 2018
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This October, governments will decide on whether to establish an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, the biggest of its kind. Scientists that advise the body responsible for this decision, known as the Antarctic Ocean Commission, held talks this July in Cambridge to discuss the details of this sanctuary.  … Read More

In pictures: Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem leads the call to protect the Antarctic Ocean

Posted by Angela Glienicke - 17th July 2018
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Actor and Antarctic ambassador Javier Bardem sits in a submarine being launched from the Arctic Sunrise.
All rights reserved. Credit: © Christian Åslund / Greenpeace

Earlier this year Javier Bardem, an Antarctic Ambassador with Greenpeace, dived in a two-person submarine to the seabed of the Antarctic Ocean. On July 10, he met Environment Secretary Michael Gove and joined a panel discussion at Greenpeace’s immersive Antarctic 360° geo-dome to discuss the global campaign to create a… Read More

Major Win! Krill industry backs Antarctic Ocean Sanctuaries

Posted by Louisa Casson - 8th July 2018
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Gentoo penguins at Brown's Station, Paradise Bay, Antarctica.

This is big: a huge group of krill fishing companies have just committed to reduce their impact on Antarctic wildlife and back the campaign for ocean sanctuaries in the Antarctic. The global call from 1.7 million people to protect the Antarctic goes from strength to strength. Read More