Folder Policy
SCAR provides objective and independent scientific advice to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) and other organisations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Here you will find various documents related to these efforts including papers submitted to the ATCM and other science policy advice documents.
Folder Codes of Conduct (6)
SCAR has developed various Codes of Conduct for governing fieldwork and the use of animals in Antarctica. These guidelines can be found here.
Folder SCAR Papers to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (375)
SCAR’s Standing Committee on the Antarctic Treaty System is responsible for coordinating the advice presented to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. This is mainly done through the presentation of papers at the meetings. The papers submitted by SCAR over many years can be found here.
Folder Science to Policy (11)
SCAR has lead several initiatives that has had a direct link to policy created to address environmental protection and practices in Antarctica, as well as global agreements regarding impacts of climate change.