The stakes of the Expedition

The 6th continent is a huge open-air laboratory where researchers are studying the destiny of the planet. Nobody is unaware todayof the importance to mankind of preserving this region of the world.This expédition is part of the drive to bring the attention of the public at large to the problems relating to the Antarctic environment, and more globally, the problerns of Sustainable Development and Global Change.

For the last decade, Antarctica has been increasingly in the News.When giant icebergs detach themselves from the icecap, is like avisible reminder of the effects of Global Warming.

The fondamental research taking place in Antarctica is important, because it will help to provide answers to the problems of Global Warming and the possible climatic instability caused by our industrialised civilisation.