8. Preserving Antarctica with Claire Christian (Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition)

ASOC is a not-for-profit organisation that has been advocating for the protection of the Antarctic continent and its surrounding ocean for more than four decades. They're the only environmental NGO permitted to observe meetings of the Antarctic Treaty, where decisions about the future of Antarctica are made, and they work on behalf of the Antarctic conservation community, striving to enact positive change from within.

In this episode, Claire and I discuss the myriad threats facing Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, the strengths and weaknesses of current methods of Antarctic governance, as well as the incredible, underappreciated creatures that inhabit the ocean floor at the bottom of the world. 

Claire is highly knowledgeable in both science and ecology, as well as global politics and international affairs and I thoroughly enjoyed picking her brains on both sides of the equation.

A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Claire Christian for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!

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