Keywords: Human impacts, non-native species, Antarctic science-policy interaction, protected areas, pollution
Kevin A. Hughes
British Antarctic Survey
Ant-ICON Theme 2 Lead
Dr. Kevin A. Hughes is the Environmental Research and Monitoring Manager at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). He is a member of the UK Delegation to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), Vice-Chair of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) and Convenor of the Subsidiary Group on Climate Change Response (SGCCR). Within the context of the Antarctic, he has broad science and policy interests including area protection, non-native species, environmental impact assessment, species conservation, geological heritage, environmental monitoring and the expansion of human footprint. He has visited the polar regions 11 times, including one Antarctic winter.
Current research projects / interests:
- Protected areas
- Non-native species
- Pollution
- Human footprint
- Science-policy interaction
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