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Education and outreach activities by the Antarctic Treaty Parties: topics and target audiences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2024

José C. Xavier*
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Dragomir Mateev
Affiliation:
Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria
Annick Wilmotte
Affiliation:
University of Liège, InBios Research Unit, Department of Life Sciences, Liège, Belgium
Andrea Peña-Aguirre
Affiliation:
Chilean Antarctic Institute, Department of Communications and Education, Punta Arenas, Chile
Julie Jupe
Affiliation:
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Sonia Ramos-García
Affiliation:
Comité Polar Español, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Madrid, Spain
José Abreu
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Juan A. Alfonso
Affiliation:
Centro de Oceanología y Estudios Antárticos, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela
Renuka Badhe
Affiliation:
European Polar Board, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Inga Beck
Affiliation:
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Cambridge, UK
Robert J. Bialik
Affiliation:
Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
Andreia Carvalho
Affiliation:
Agrupamento de Escolas Professor Ruy Luís Gomes, Almada, Portugal
Mihaela Cotta
Affiliation:
National Commission for Antarctic Research of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Anne Choquet
Affiliation:
UMR AMURE, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO), Brest, France
Sílvia Dotta
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brasil
Anna M. Fioretti
Affiliation:
CNR - Istituto di Scienze Polari, Padova, Italy
Lisolomzi Fikizolo
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Cape Town, South Africa
Johanna Grabow
Affiliation:
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Cambridge, UK
Eoghan Griffin
Affiliation:
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Cambridge, UK
Hugo R. Guímaro
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Patricia Fialho
Affiliation:
European School of Varese, Varese, Italy
Joana Fragão
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Louise T. Huffman
Affiliation:
NSF Ice Drilling Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Chaerin Jung
Affiliation:
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Chandrika Nath
Affiliation:
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Cambridge, UK
Burcu Ozsoy
Affiliation:
TUBITAK Marmara Research Center, Polar Research Institute, Kocaeli, Türkiye Istanbul Technical University, Maritime Faculty, Istanbul, Türkiye
Jean de Pomereu
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
José P. Queirós
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
José Seco
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martins de Freitas, Coimbra, Portugal British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
Hyoung Chul Shin
Affiliation:
Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Florica Topârceanu
Affiliation:
National Commission for Antarctic Research of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania Ștefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Ramcharan Vijayaraghavan
Affiliation:
Polar Educators International, USA
Marta Espírito-Santo
Affiliation:
Agrupamento de Escolas Professor Ruy Luís Gomes, Almada, Portugal Instituto Superior de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, ISCE, Lisbon, Portugal
Mike Sparrow
Affiliation:
World Climate Research Division, Science and Innovation Department, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Anoop K. Tiwari
Affiliation:
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Goa, India
Sophie Weeks
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Kevin A. Hughes
Affiliation:
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
*
Corresponding author: José C. Xavier; Email: jxavier@zoo.uc.pt

Abstract

The relevance of education and outreach (E&O) activities about the Antarctic Treaty has been recognized at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) and at the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP). This study examines the key topics and the target audiences detailed in papers submitted to the ATCM on E&O. Since the Antarctic Treaty entered into force in 1961, a total of 216 ATCM papers on E&O have been produced. The number of papers has increased substantially since the mid-1990s. ‘Science’ (76.9%) and ‘Wildlife/Biodiversity/Environment’ (75.5%) were the most addressed topics in these papers, while the ‘Public’ (81.0%) and those attending ‘Schools’ (69.0%) are the main target audiences. ‘Science’ in ATCM papers increased ~120-fold from 1961–1997 to 2015–2023, while ATCM papers discussing engagement with the ‘Public’ increased ~40-fold during the same period. ‘Climate change’ was first mentioned in 2006, and the number of papers per year increased fourfold by 2015–2023. This study shows the increasing interest in E&O through time, addressing key topics to relevant audiences related to the Antarctic region. From an educational perspective, attention should be paid to emerging topics (e.g. equity, diversity and inclusion), and the engagement of early-career professionals and educators should be made a priority.

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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antarctic Science Ltd

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