Strategic Plans

SCAR is committed to continuous improvement through review, assessment as to progress, and revision of plans as necessary.

Here you will find SCAR’s past and present strategic and implementation plans.

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pdf SCAR Strategic Plan 2023-2028: Urgent Messages from the South: Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science and Policy ( pdf, 18.10 MB )
pdf SCAR Strategic Plan 2017-2022: Connecting and Building Antarctic Research ( pdf, 1.49 MB )
pdf SCAR Strategic Plan 2011-2016: Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World ( pdf, 1.59 MB )
pdf SCAR Implementation Plan 2009-2010 ( pdf, 377 KB )
pdf SCAR Implementation Plan 2008-2010 ( pdf, 337 KB )
pdf SCAR Implementation Plan 2006-2008 ( pdf, 342 KB )
pdf SCAR Strategic Plan 2004-2010 ( pdf, 954 KB )

SCAR Strategic Plan 2023-2028: Urgent Messages from the South: Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science and Policy

Below you find reviews from previous years:

In 2014, the 1st SCAR Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science Horizon Scan assembled the world’s leading Antarctic scientists, policy makers, leaders, and visionaries to identify the most important scientific questions that will or should be addressed by research in and from the southern Polar Regions over the next two decades. Learn more about the SCAR Horizon Scan here.