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Case Study: Ecological data support terrestrial Antarctic conservation and management

Date: 2025
Type: Science
Summary: The Antarctic Science Platform supports New Zealand’s commitment to protect the unique environments and biodiversity of Antarctica.
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Case Study: New baseline distribution model—a tool to predict responses of foundational terrestrial organisms to climate change

Date: 2025
Type: Science
Summary: A new distribution model predicts where mosses may be found and are most vulnerable to changing conditions.
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Antarctica: coming to a postcode near you

Report shows dramatic Antarctic change with global consequences
Date: 2022
Type: Press Release
Authors: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
Summary: Climate change is having significant impacts on Antarctica’s ice sheets, climate and life, with far-reaching global consequences, according to a new report from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) released on May 24 at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting in Berlin.
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The Paris Agreement

Date: 2018
Type: Science
Summary: Antarctic Science Platform researchers are conducting excellent research to understand Antarctica’s impact on the global earth system, and how this might change in a +2oC (Paris Agreement) world.

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