International Workshops on Environmental Monitoring in Antarctica

9529958 KENNICUTT越来越多的公众意识到人类对周围环境的影响，加强了对这些影响进行适当监测的呼吁，以提供合理的资源管理决策。 南极洲被认为是地球上最后的原始地区之一，公众对维护和保护其固有价值和自然资源非常感兴趣。 处理南极洲环境问题的主要国际机制是通过南极条约体系。 1994年，南极条约协商会议要求南极研究科学委员会和国家南极方案业务管理人员理事会联合召开技术讲习班，就环境监测方案的设计和执行提供专家咨询意见。 为此，成立了一个组织委员会，并将举办两次讲习班;第一次在挪威的奥斯陆，第二次在得克萨斯州的学院站。这些国际讲习班将讨论与发展、设计和执行一个简单、现实和有效的全大陆监测方案网络有关的广泛问题，以衡量资源退化情况。为确保审议工作取得成功，鼓励各方面有经验的南极实践者（科学家、技术人员、国家操作者和决策者）参加。该奖项提供部分支持旅行到两个研讨会和部分支持，以支持第二次研讨会将在得克萨斯州农工大学举行。

9529958 KENNICUTT Increasing public awareness of human impacts on the surrounding environment have intensified the call for appropriate monitoring of these effects to provide for sound resource management decisions. As one of the perceived last pristine regions on Earth, Antarctica has attracted substantial interest from the public in preserving and protecting its innate values and natural resources. The primary international mechanism for addressing environmental issues in Antarctica is through the Antarctic Treaty System. In 1994, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting requested that the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research and the Council of Operations Managers of National Antarctic Programs jointly convene technical workshops to provide expert advice on the design and implementation of environmental monitoring programs. In response to this, an organizing committee was formed and two workshops will be held; the first in Oslo, Norway and the second in College Station, Texas. These international workshops will address a wide range of issues related to the development, design and implementation of a simple, realistic and effective continent-wide network of monitoring programs to gauge resource deterioration. To ensure the success of the deliberations a broad cross-section of experienced Antarctic practitioners (scientists, technologists, national operators, and policy makers) are being encouraged to attend. This award provides partial support for travel to both workshops and partial support to support the second workshop to be held at Texas A&M University.