First Announcement – SCAR Biology 2023
This is the first announcement for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Biology Symposium 2023 in New Zealand. Will you be...
First Announcement – SCAR Biology 2023
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World Albatross Day 2022 – Albatrosses of Marion Island
World Albatross Day 2022 – Albatrosses of Marion Island
World Albatross Day was inaugurated by the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) in 2020 and is now celebrated annually on 19 June. I have spent the past eight years in close contact with albatrosses, but have realised that many don't...
Youth Day 2022
Youth Day 2022
Youth Day 2022 Theme: Promoting sustainable livelihoods and resilience of young people for a better tomorrow. The call to action will be for youth to forge resilience and pursue opportunities for a sustainable livelihood, today and in the future (South African...
World Meteorology Day 2022
World Meteorology Day 2022
Meteorological and oceanographic (met-ocean) data supplied by the South African Weather Service played an integral part in the recent and successful Endurance 22 expedition. by Marc de Vos, Senior Scientist, South African Weather Service (SAWS) Marine Research...
Antarctica Day 2021
Antarctica Day 2021
Today, 62 years ago, 12 countries (including South Africa) signed the Antarctic Treaty. On the 1st of December 1959, Antarctica was set aside for peaceful and scientific purposes. This day is celebrated all over the world. Join the Scientific Committee on Antarctic...
World Heritage Day 18 April 2020 – GOUGH Island declared Heritage Site in 1995
World Heritage Day 18 April 2020 – GOUGH Island declared Heritage Site in 1995
“World Heritage Day or the International Day of Monuments and Sites has always been an occasion to reflect upon - and often visit - heritage sites that are important to us. This year,...
