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Oceanites’s State of Antarctic Penguins 2022 report summarizes the present status – population size and population trends – of Antarctica’s five penguin species, continent-wide and in key regions.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

With 2021 marking the 10th anniversary of the COMNAP Antarctic Fellowship Scheme for early career persons, and 2022 marking the 20th anniversary of the SCAR Fellowship Programme, CCAMLR, COMNAP, IAATO and SCAR join together to mark the occasion and to celebrate the combined efforts to enable early career persons to advance their Antarctic careers. Each organisation contributes to supporting early career persons under similar schemes and all four organisations work together to advertise, promote and administer the collection of available opportunities. This paper presents a summary to date of all the schemes and encourages all Parties to bring these opportunities to the attention of their early career persons. The organisations note with thanks that the schemes have only been possible due to continuing support from Parties, national Antarctic programme members, SCAR organisations and the IAATO membership.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

This paper presents the annual report of The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.

For ease of consideration, the main features of the report are presented as an infographic (attachment ATT061).

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

In response to a request from the CEP’s Subsidiary Group on Climate Change Response (SGCCR) in 2021, SCAR has conducted a review of recent, current and forthcoming research being undertaken by its subsidiary and affiliated groups that is of relevance to the climate change related science needs identified by the CEP. Research that will contribute to addressing most of these needs is being undertaken across a broad range of SCAR’s physical, biological and humanities/social science groups. SCAR provides independent and objective scientific advice to the CEP and will continue to provide information on climate change in response to specific requests or needs, as well as highlighting other relevant research. Maintaining effective communication between the CEP and SCAR on science needs and objectives will help to ensure that relevant research outputs continue to be made available in support of the CEP’s work on climate change.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

In 2017, the United Nations proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (hereafter referred to as the UN Ocean Decade) from 2021 until 2030 to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health. To achieve this ambitious goal, this initiative aims to gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for sustainable development of the world’s oceans. The initiative strives to strengthen the international cooperation needed to develop the scientific research and innovative technologies that can connect ocean science with the needs of society at the global scale.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

ATCM XLIV and CEP XXIV 2022, Berlin, Germany

Working Paper

WP010: Antarctic Environments Portal

Submitted: 06 April 2022

Summary:

This paper provides an update to the ATCM on the implementation of Resolution 8 (2021) Antarctica in Changing Climate, one year after its adoption.

The United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United States, SCAR and ASOC recommend that, consistent with Resolution 8 (2021), the ATCM encourages Parties to:

• Support research on the actual and potential implications of climate change (including the global threats arising from potential thresholds and tipping points on the Antarctic ice shelf);
• Continue to support SCAR in the communication of the latest research and information on climate change and its impacts, through its regular and valued updates to the ATCM, including the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE) report; and
• Support the work of the CEP to consider the environmental implications of climate change through the Climate Change Response Work Programme, and continue to report on efforts to understand and address other implications for the management of Antarctica.

COP26 Antarctic Events and Briefings is in attachment ATT064.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

A major update by SCAR to the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment report has been compiled. This Working Paper provides an infographic summary of key findings from this ACCE Decadal Synopsis, and a series of policy recommendations derived from these findings.

The Antarctic Treaty includes the nations and organisations best placed to be the voice of the state of the environment of the southern polar regions. The messages, informed by research in the Antarctic are clear. It is urgent that states meet, and exceed, the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets of the Paris Climate Agreement to maintain the Antarctic and Southern Ocean in a state close to that known for the past 200 years.

See working paper WP031 for Research Imperatives.

The full ACCE update, “Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment – A Decadal Synopsis and Recommendations for Action“, is provided as attachment ATT111 to information paper IP072.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022

A major update by SCAR to the Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment report has been compiled. Given the wide scope of Antarctic research, but the climate-change focus of this updated report, here we make recommendations for the most significant and urgent research required for the region. The recommendations focus on changes in the region that have significant implications for the Earth System and for society, and on the expected impacts of climate change on the region’s biodiversity.

See working paper WP030 for Findings and Policy Recommendations.

The full ACCE update, “Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment – A Decadal Synopsis and Recommendations for Action“, is provided as attachment ATT111 to information paper IP072.

ATCM – Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CEP – Committee for Environmental Protection
44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
23 May – 2 June 2022