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Antarctica’s changing threat landscape underscores the need for coordinated action

Antarctic ice and icebergs. Credit: Madison Farrant
Posted on Aug 15 2025 by Lara Pacillo

In the face of growing global pressures, a new report from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF), including ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers, highlights the opportunity to strengthen and future-proof Antarctic governance by responding to emerging conservation threats with coordinated, proactive measures.

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Secret lives of ancient Antarctic penguins and seals uncovered

AdeÌlie penguins and Weddell Seal on the beach at Cape Bird, Ross Island
Posted on Mar 6 2025 by Johnny von Einem

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica’s Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and environmental change events over millennia.

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Global collaboration to secure Antarctica’s future

Change in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean is occurring rapidly, with significant implications for its landscapes, resources and influence on ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.
Posted on Apr 22 2020 by Elisa Black

The Federal Government has awarded $36 million to the ‘Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future’ (SAEF) research program, under the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council’s Special Research Initiative for Excellence in Antarctic Science.

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