International Workshops on Environmental Monitoring in Antarctica

9529958 KENNICUTT公众对人类对周围环境的影响的认识日益提高，因此更加呼吁对这些影响进行适当监测，以便作出健全的资源管理决策。作为被认为是地球上最后的原始地区之一，南极洲在保存和保护其固有价值和自然资源方面引起了公众的极大兴趣。处理南极洲环境问题的主要国际机制是通过《南极条约系统》。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项目管理理事会联合召开技术研讨会，为环境监测项目的设计和实施提供专家意见。为此，成立了组委会，并将举办两场研讨会；第一个在挪威的奥斯陆，第二个在德克萨斯州的大学城。这些国际研讨会将讨论与发展、设计和实施一个简单、现实和有效的全大陆监测计划网络有关的广泛问题，以衡量资源恶化。为确保审议工作取得成功，鼓励各领域经验丰富的南极实践者（科学家、技术人员、国家操作者和决策者）参加。该奖项为参加两个研讨会提供部分旅费支持，并为在德克萨斯农工大学举行的第二次研讨会提供部分支持。

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.