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Join us on May 27, 2022 to stand up for the protection of Antarctica.

Happy World Penguin Day 2022! Scroll down to view the winners and finalists of this year's World Penguin Day art contest. Please make a gift to ASOC on behalf of these amazing artists, to help save Antarctic penguins and their habitat.

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Reaction: Continued high-level support for ocean protection at One Ocean Summit.

ASOC celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection (the Madrid Protocol) and the 60th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty with the release of an educational Antarctic Storymap.

Reports from Antarctica, present and future: commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Madrid Protocol.

This year’s CCAMLR meeting represents another missed opportunity to protect Antarctica.

Pressure on world leaders to protect Antarctica is at an all time high.

G20 commits to protecting the Antarctic historic shift by superpowers to allay biodiversity and climate crises.

The European Parliament calls on European Commission President, Ursula Von Der Leyen, to protect the Southern Ocean.

World leaders commit to ambitious Antarctic protection

Jim Barnes received a Packard Award from the World Commission on Protected Areas.

The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition has commissioned local artist TOPSK to paint a mural in Hobart’s city centre during the 37th meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

Warm wishes to James (Jim) Barnes, ASOC’s co-founder and long-time leader, on his retirement.

The World Wilderness Congress is the world’s longest-running public conservation project and environmental forum.