All-female scientific coalition calls for protection of Antarctic Peninsula

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Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280 ...

20 Oct 2020 03:55AMBUENOS AIRES: Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280 scientists and conservation experts say in urging protections for the icy region.

The peninsula's complex ecosystem includes penguins, seals and tiny crustaceans called krill, which are the main staple for hundreds of marine animals, including fish, birds and baleen whales.Unlike with the rest of Antarctica, one-third of which remains unvisited, there are no large areas of the peninsula untouched by humans.

Protecting the peninsula"would show the international community that collective action to tackle a global problem is possible," Spanish science policy advisor Marga Gual Soler told Reuters. She called the frozen continent"a beacon for science collaboration and international diplomacy for over 60 years".

 

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