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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Italian National Program of Antarctic Research (PNRA)
PNRA oversees Italian research activities in the Antarctic as well as providing logistical support. It operates the Mario Zucchelli Station-Terra Nova Bay summer station in the Ross Sea region since 1986 and manages Concordia Station with the French Polar Institute, IPEV. This website is available only in Italian.
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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.
