Appointed as the IPHC Antarctic Treaty Liaison Officer

I am humbled and excited to be appointed as the ICOMOS International Polar Heritage Committee’s Antarctic Treaty System Liaison Officer.

International Polar Heritage Committee is an international scientific committee working with polar heritage within the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and I have been serving in this committee as an expert member since 2019. In my capacity as a Liaison Officer to the Antarctic Treaty System, I will work with advocating on Antarctic heritage matters within the Antarctic Treaty System and facilitating the communication between the Treaty and the IPHC.

Currently, several important heritage issues are under scrutiny within the Antarctic Treaty, such as the impact of climate change or tourism to the heritage sites. I hope to contribute with not only the knowledge of individual heritage sites and today’s Antarctic Treaty politics, but also with my knowledge of the historical development of Antarctic Treaty heritage instruments.