Links and resources about polar science and climate change
The websites below can quickly help build a wide panel of resources covering the scope of polar sciences & climate change. Categories on the left can be used to narrow your choice.
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SCAR-MarBIN
SCAR-Marine Biodiversity Information Network intends to disseminate the largest quantity of Antarctic marine biodiversity information possible through a single internet portal, and in turn to provide this data to other biodiversity initiatives, such as OBIS and Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
SCAR is the only international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental organization co-ordinating scientific research in the Antarctic and acting as a consultancy body for the Antarctic Treaty system. Depending of the International Council for Sciences, this website is a must see for everyone interested by scientific research regarding the Antarctic. Information papers and reports are made available to the public.
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Scott Polar Research Institute
Welcome to the website of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI). The Institute is a well-known and long-established centre for research into both polar regions. It is part of the University of Cambridge and is a sub-department of the Department of Geography.
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Smithsonian Arctic Research Center
The Arctic Studies Center, established in 1988, is the only U.S. government program with a special focus on northern cultural research and education. In keeping with this mandate, the Arctic Studies Center specifically studies northern peoples, exploring history, archaeology, social change and human lifeways across the circumpolar world.
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Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is a governmental organisation under the Ministry of Education and Science with the mission to promote Swedish polar research by planning, organising and conducting research expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions.
