SCAR
Scientific Commission on Antarctic Researchhttps://www.scar.org/
Type of Structure: | committee / commission |
Regional Scope: | global |
Parent Organisations: | ICSU |
Child Organisations: | SKPH |
Duration : | 0 to present |
Contact Address: | no office contact defined |
General information and objectives
Its main purpose is to provide a forum for scientists of all countries with research activities in the Antarctic to discuss plans and to promote collaboration. It has 8 specialist working groups plus groups of specialists and although SCAR has no formal link to the Antarctic Treaty it is often used as a scientific adviser. It has links with SCOR, SCOPE, IOC and UNEP.source:
International Directory of Global Environmental Research (GER)
Initiatives, Programmes and Organisations (Version 3, 1993)
published by the UK Global Environmental Research (GER) Office
For further details, link to the SCAR Home Page
Last update: 5/6/22
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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