Hello from Milan! 🇮🇹

SCAR attended the #ATCM47 & 27th CEP meetings from 23 June–3 July as an Observer, offering vital scientific insights. SCAR President Prof Gary Wilson delivered the lecture “Urgent Messages from the South”.

All lecture materials and papers are available from the SCAR Library.

The 27th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection #CEP27 opened today in Milan 🇮🇹, with the participation of nearly 450 delegates.

SCAR is attending as an Observer, providing scientific advice.
The 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting #ATCM47 begins tomorrow.

China is planning a new summer research station in West #Antarctica.

There are no stations in Marie Byrd Land at the moment, so there is a clear scientific value.

China claims to establish an international hub for research there, … documents.ats.aq/atcm47/att/a...

The 47th #Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting #ATCM47 #ATS will be held in Milan #FieraMilano #MiCoMilano, Italy, from 23 June to 3 July 2025.

www.esteri.it/en/eventi/at...

Antarctic and Southern Ocean stability is critical not only for the polar ice sheet but also global ecosystems and communities

We are attending #ATCM47 as part of ASOC, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, providing scientific advice to inform decision making 🇦🇶

@antarcticasouth.bsky.social

There is loads of Antarctic activity and decision-makig happening in Milan, Italy this week - both for the #CEP27 and the #ATCM47.

PODCAST Airlie Ward and Jano Gibson @southernsky.bsky.social discuss tourism in #Antarctica (regulation, impacts, environmental risks, search and rescue), science and research, Australian Antarctic program, challenges of the upcoming #ATCM47 in Milan, and more.

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Top #Antarctic meeting #ATCM47 kicks off behind ‘Ice Curtain’ as transparency goes up in flames via @dailymaverick.co.za

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...