The Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA) celebrates with the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) the First Wold Albatross Day on 19 June 2020. Over the years many Overwinter team members and Takeover Personnel have taken photo’s of Albatrosses. On the ALSA digital repository you will find ore than 500 images […]
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On World Oceans Day we celebrate the research done in the Southern Ocean within the South African National Antarctic Program(SANAP). South Africa has a comparative geographic advantage for conducting research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. It is the closest African nation to the Austral Polar region, separated from the continent of Antarctica by approximately […]
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The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on 22 May 2020 is “Our solutions are in nature” As the global community is called to re-examine its relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our health, water, […]
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