TY - JOUR
T1 - Ant-ICON - 'Integrated Science to Inform Antarctic and Southern Ocean Conservation'
T2 - A new SCAR Scientific Research Programme
AU - Hughes, Kevin A.
AU - Santos, Mercedes
AU - Caccavo, Jilda A.
AU - Chignell, Stephen M.
AU - Gardiner, Natasha B.
AU - Gilbert, Neil
AU - Howkins, Adrian
AU - Van Vuuren, Bettine Jansen
AU - Lee, Jasmine R.
AU - Liggett, Daniela
AU - Lowther, Andrew
AU - Lynch, Heather
AU - Quesada, Antonio
AU - Shin, Hyoung Chul
AU - Soutullo, Alvaro
AU - Terauds, Aleks
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antarctic Science Ltd.
PY - 2022/12/8
Y1 - 2022/12/8
N2 - Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments are facing increasing pressure from multiple threats. The Antarctic Treaty System regularly looks to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for the provision of independent and objective advice based on the best available science to support decision-making, policy development and effective environmental management. The recently approved SCAR Scientific Research Programme Ant-ICON - 'Integrated Science to Inform Antarctic and Southern Ocean Conservation' - facilitates and coordinates high-quality transdisciplinary research to inform the conservation and management of Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic in the context of current and future impacts. The work of Ant-ICON focuses on three research themes examining 1) the current state and future projections of Antarctic systems, species and functions, 2) human impacts and sustainability and 3) socio-ecological approaches to Antarctic and Southern Ocean conservation, and one synthesis theme that seeks to facilitate the provision of timely scientific advice to support effective Antarctic conservation. Research outputs will address the most pressing environmental challenges facing Antarctica and offer high-quality science to policy and advisory bodies including the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, the Committee for Environmental Protection and the Scientific Committee of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
AB - Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments are facing increasing pressure from multiple threats. The Antarctic Treaty System regularly looks to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for the provision of independent and objective advice based on the best available science to support decision-making, policy development and effective environmental management. The recently approved SCAR Scientific Research Programme Ant-ICON - 'Integrated Science to Inform Antarctic and Southern Ocean Conservation' - facilitates and coordinates high-quality transdisciplinary research to inform the conservation and management of Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic in the context of current and future impacts. The work of Ant-ICON focuses on three research themes examining 1) the current state and future projections of Antarctic systems, species and functions, 2) human impacts and sustainability and 3) socio-ecological approaches to Antarctic and Southern Ocean conservation, and one synthesis theme that seeks to facilitate the provision of timely scientific advice to support effective Antarctic conservation. Research outputs will address the most pressing environmental challenges facing Antarctica and offer high-quality science to policy and advisory bodies including the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, the Committee for Environmental Protection and the Scientific Committee of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
KW - Antarctic Treaty System
KW - best available science
KW - capacity building
KW - environmental protection
KW - human impact
KW - science-policy communication
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146913902&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0954102022000402
DO - 10.1017/S0954102022000402
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85146913902
SN - 0954-1020
VL - 34
SP - 446
EP - 455
JO - Antarctic Science
JF - Antarctic Science
IS - 6
ER -