Many IAATO operators encourage #Antarctic travellers to collect data through #citizenscience initiatives, usually as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists.
©️ @kieranpjbuckley

IAATO operators carry researchers in support of projects which aim to alert scientists to any environmental change and help them understand what is causing it. Policy makers, industry & other stakeholders can use this info to make decisions about managing human activity.

Long term monitoring projects are particularly important, especially in areas like the Antarctic Peninsula which is undergoing significant environmental change & where there is a lot of overlapping human activity in the form of research, fishing and tourism.
©️ @charlotte_oceans

A Coordination Group, consisting of members of IAATO & The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), with observers from Monash University, has been formed to help oversee the development of a #SystematicConservationPlan for the #Antarctic Peninsula.
©️ @patagonjournal

SCAR, IAATO and project partners are utilising this approach to develop an SCP for the Antarctic Peninsula that will deliver quantifiable, evidence-based solutions for the simultaneous management of tourism, science and biodiversity in the region. 2/2

Systematic Conservation Planning (SCP) is a routine approach employed by conservation biologists to aid decision makers in managing whole landscapes involving multiple stakeholders and multiple objectives. 1/2

©️ @danibaleia

#supportingscience #systematicconservationplan #SCP

Did you know? The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) & IAATO are developing an integrative, evidence-based approach to #Antarctic site management, incorporating all activities (science & tourism) & all known biodiversity features. ©️ @yurichoufour

RT @AntarcticTreaty: Today the Consultative Parties adopted the Paris Declaration on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the entry into…

RT @State_E: We are pleased to celebrate 60 years of the @AntarcticTreaty and 30 years of its Environmental Protocol. The US is committed t…

Each year, IAATO submits Information Papers about its activities, including statistics, to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, advocating for the responsible management of all human activity in Antarctica. ©️ @laurenfarmer #weareiaato #antarctictreaty

IAATO guidance for viewing cetaceans, seals and birds in Antarctica minimizes wildlife disturbance, making sure that visitors to the white continent have no more than a minor or transitory impact on the Antarctic environment and its inhabitants. ©️@danibaleia #weareiaato

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