Promoting South Africa’s involvement in the Antarctic Region. Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA) will be supplying flyers to all interested Universities for Open Days. These flyers are to be placed at the University Departments or Faculties stalls with a current involvement in the Antarctic Region (including Antarctica, the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic Regions […]
Every year on the 1st of December we celebrate Antarctica Day to commemorate the agreement of the Antarctic Treaty. Why is this day so special for all involved (including South Africans) in the Antarctic region? It was decided that Antarctica “shall forever be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or […]
It is with great pleasure to announce that the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa project has received a South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) Grant from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for the period of January 2018 to December 2020. South Africans have played a considerable role in conducting scientific research in the Antarctic region. […]
