Impacts and Management

What impacts are tourists having on the environment and wildlife in Antarctica?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Topic: Fauna, Flora, Tourism

Visit Antarctica

Antarctica is probably one of the most untouched and unusual places in the world to visit. But what does it really have to offer the tourist?
Key Stage: Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Topic: Fauna, Tourism

Future of Antarctica

What activities threaten the sustainability of Antarctica?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Topic: Tourism

Overfishing

Are measures working to reduce the incidence of of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Topic: Fauna, The Southern Ocean

Mineral resources

What does the Antarctic Treaty say about mining?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Impacts of climate change

The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. What are the impacts of such change?
Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Topic: Fauna, The Southern Ocean

Science in Antarctica

Why is science an important part of the Antarctic Treaty?
Key Stage: Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3

Conservation

Why is Antarctica a place worth protecting?
Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Topic: Case study: The Wandering Albatross, Fauna, Flora

Antarctic Treaty

Find out more about how the spirit of co-operation has developed and is demonstrated in Antarctica today.
Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Ecosystem change and exploration

Are the pressures and threats facing Antarctic ecosystems increasing and which ecosystems are changing?
Topic: Exploration, Fauna, The Southern Ocean