Predicting non-native ‘invasions’ in Antarctica
13 January, 2020
A new study identifies the non-native species most likely to ‘invade’ the Antarctic Peninsula region over the next decade. It provides a baseline for all operators in the region to …
Environment Office team
The Environment Office coordinates and monitors environmental activities on BAS stations and ships and at its headquarters in Cambridge to ensure minimum environmental impact.
Our responsibilities
- Developing and implementing BAS environmental policy
- Coordinating the Environmental Management System, registered to ISO14001
- Meeting the requirements of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1998) and the Antarctic Act (1994)
- Carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments for all projects
- Protecting and conserving historic BAS stations
- Preparing an Annual Environmental Report
- Organising the safe and proper disposal of waste
- Organising fuel spill response and contingency planning
The day-to-day responsibility for environmental and waste management in the Antarctic lies with the Station Leaders, Ship Captains and Field Leaders, but Environment Office staff spend at least part of each summer field season in the Antarctic making environmental inspections or audits of BAS research stations and vessels, as well as leading environmental projects, such as the clean-up of abandoned facilities.
Protecting the Antarctic Environment: 25 years on
4 October, 2016
Celebrating 25 years of environmental protection in Antarctica
UK reaffirms commitment to protecting Antarctica
31 May, 2016
International declaration marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
NEWS STORY: Antarctic conservation issues
13 July, 2012
Challenges facing the future of Antarctica A century ago, Antarctica was one of Earth’s last frontiers, but now the continent is under threat from human activity. An international team of …
