29 States Decide What Happens in Antarctica. Get Smart on All of Them
This is not an exhaustive list. I’m gradually building a curated library of open-source documents and resources that I find useful. Know of something that belongs here? Email: tiara@antarcticinsight.com
Argentina
Plan Anual Antártico 2025–2026. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto, 2026.
Australia
Press Service for the Australian Antarctic Programme (AAP).
Chile
Observatorio antártico weekly newsletter, Antarctic Studies Programme, Faculty of Law, University of Chile.
China
Draft Law on Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection (Second Reading Draft). Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, June 2026.
France
Stratégie Polaire Française. Ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères, Juin 2026.
India
Indian Antarctic Act, 2022. Government of India, July/August 2022.
Japan
Japan’s position on territorial claims. National Institute of Polar Research, 2022–2027. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, 28 April 2026.
Netherlands
Nederlandse Polaire Strategie 2026–2030. Government of the Netherlands, 22 May 2026.
New Zealand
New Zealand’s Statement of Commitment to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2025.
Norway
Upgrade of Troll Research Station. Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, October 2025.
Supplementary Funding for the Troll Research Station Upgrade. Norwegian Government, 2 June 2026.
Russia
Press service for the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI).
South Africa
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Strategy. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, 19 March 2021.
Ukraine
Press service for the National Antarctic Scientific Centre (NASC).
United Kingdom
UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, 1 December 2025.
United States (Antarctic Treaty Depositary)
US Research Vessels and Scientific Leadership in Antarctica. Congressional Research Service, 15 July 2026.
Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, 1 December 1959.
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, 4 October 1991.
Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Committee for Environmental Protection. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, November 2025.
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Final Reports (1961–). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat.
ATCM Meeting Documents (1961–). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat.
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Meeting Reports (1982–). CCAMLR Secretariat.
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. CCAMLR Secretariat, 20 May 1980.
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities. Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, 2 June 1988 (abandoned).