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Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs
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HeadquartersChristchurch, New Zealand
Membership
33 members
4 observers
Establishment1988
Website
www.comnap.aq

Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) is an international association that develops and promotes best practice in managing the support of scientific research in Antarctica. Members are composed of national research programs who respective governments are signatories to the Antarctic Treaty committing the continent as a natural reserve.

COMNAP members are responsible for the operation of around 80 research stations and the other infrastructure that supports science across Antarctica. Its secretariat is in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] COMNAP has an observer status and reports its activities at the yearly Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings.[2]

Activities

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Through collaboration, members gather research data from all Antarctic regions from terrestrial, marine and atmospheric environments. COMNAP convenes geographic regional break-out groups covering the Peninsula, Ross Sea, East Antarctica, Larsemann Hills, Dronning Maud Land, and High Plateau. Antarctic research is enabled by a multitude of key scientific infrastructure, facilities and support platforms operated by countries across these regions and disciplines.

COMNAP has developed comprehensive guidelines on a range of topics in support of science in Antarctica. These include air safety, managing waste, preventing oil spills, contingency planning and reducing impact on the Antarctic environment. It has established working groups and networks addressing such issues as shipping and air operations, energy management, training and environmental issues.

Membership

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Countries engaging in Antarctic research, which are also signatories to the Antarctic Treaty and the Environmental Protocol may participate in COMNAP. Membership is open to those countries’ national agencies responsible for planning and conducting Antarctic operations in support of science.

Country National Antarctic Program Status Year-round facilities Seasonal facilities
Image Argentina Dirección Nacional del Antártico Founding Member 6 7
Image Australia Australian Antarctic Division Founding Member 3 0
Image Belarus National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Member since 2015[3] 0 1
Image Belgium Belgian Federal Science Policy and Polar Secretariat Member 0 1
Image Brazil Programa Antártico Brasileiro Founding Member 1 0
Image Bulgaria Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Member since 1994 0 1
Image Canada Polar Knowledge Canada Member since 2022[4] 0 0
Image Chile Instituto Antártico Chileno Founding Member 3 6
Image China Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration and Polar Research Institute of China Founding Member 2 2
Image Colombia Colombian Antarctic Program Member 0 0
Image Czech Republic Masaryk University Member 0 1
Image Ecuador Instituto Oceanográfico y Antartico de la Armada Member 0 1
Image Finland Finnish Antarctic Research Program at the Finnish Meteorological Institute Member 0 1
Image France Institut Polaire Français Paul-Émile Victor Founding Member 2 0
Image Germany Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Founding Member 1 2
Image India National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research Founding Member 0 2
Image Italy Programma Nazionale Di Ricerche in Antartide Founding Member 1 1
Image Japan National Institute of Polar Research (Japan) Founding Member 1 0
Image Malaysia Sultan Mizan Antarctic Research Foundation Observer 0 0
Image Netherlands Dutch Research Council Member 1 0
Image New Zealand Antarctica New Zealand Founding Member 1 0
Image Norway Norwegian Polar Institute Founding Member 1 0
Image Peru Division of Antarctic Affairs Member 0 1
Image Poland Poland Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences Founding Member 1 0
Image Portugal Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Member since 2023[5] (Observer since 2015) 0 0
Image Russia Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute and Russian Antarctic Expedition Founding Member 5 5
Image South Africa South African National Antarctic Programme Founding Member 1 0
Image South Korea Korea Polar Research Institute Founding Member 2 0
Image Spain Comité Polar Español Founding Member 0 3
Image Sweden Swedish Polar Research Secretariat Founding Member 0 1
Image  Switzerland Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research Observer 0 0
Image Turkey TÜBITAK Marmara Research Center, Polar Research Institute Member 0 0
Image Ukraine National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine Member 1 0
Image United Kingdom British Antarctic Survey Founding Member 2 1
Image United States National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs Founding Member 3 0
Image Uruguay Uruguayan Antarctic Institute Member 1 1
Image Venezuela Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research Observer 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Comnap - Home". www.comnap.aq. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ↑ "ATS - The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM)". www.ats.aq. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Belarus becomes member of COMNAP National Antarctic Programs". BELARUS.BY. August 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Outcomes of COMNAP Meeting". Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. July 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Outcomes of COMNAP Meeting". Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. July 4, 2023.
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