About AnMAP

The Antarctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AnMAP) has been established to facilitate sufficient and reliable chemical data from the Antarctic region, In support of global chemical policy. 

AnMap Seeks to:

  • Model the demonstrated effectiveness of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) by transferring proven monitoring, information-brokering, and communication frameworks to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean region.

  • Fill limiting research gaps with respect to pollution, and pollution-climate interactions, in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean via circum-polar collaboration and expert-led assessments.

  • Facilitate implementation of sustained and holistic surveillance activities.

  • Advocate for the extension of national monitoring obligation to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean region.

  • Support global chemical policy through collation of quality-assured datasets and literature from the Antarctic and Southern Ocean region. 

Foundation Research Pathways

A 2021 Workshop by the SCAR Action Group; Input Pathways of persistent organic pollutants to AntarCTica (ImPACT) identified the priority research challenges facing chemical pollution research in Antarctica. These were published in The Lancet Planetary Health in 2023 and form the four Foundation Research Pathways of AnMAP:

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