International Conference: Antarctica Today and Tomorrow

‘Antarctica Today and Tomorrow’ was held in Paris, France, on Thursday, 29 June 2017, orgnized by the Varda Group. Participants addressed the environmental challenges facing Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and discussed the opportunity presented by the creation of an East Antarctic Marine Protected Area.

The event featured three roundtables titled: thirty years on – from the Wellington Convention to the Madrid Protocol; the Antarctic and Southern ocean in a changing environment; and marine protected areas in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. The one-day event concluded with a closing ceremony.

The meeting was convened in partnership between the Oceanographic Institute/Albert I Prince of Monaco Foundation, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the ASOC.