Safeguarding Antarctica: IAATO Responds to Research on Anchoring Impacts in the Southern Ocean

IAATO Members Mandate Acoustic Mitigation Measures to Protect Whales in Antarctic Waters

IAATO Reaffirms Commitment to Antarctic Ambassadorship with Update to Bylaws

Did you know...? The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty designates Antarctica as "a natural reserve dedicated to peace and science." IAATO and its members adhere to this principle and actively work to advocate and support science and research on the continent. 📸 @charlescodyphotography

Look closely and you'll see Chinstrap and Adélie penguins comingling. Different penguin species will often share the same habitat and foraging areas. 📸 @polar_madi

Joining together 34 years ago enabled IAATO’s founding tour operators to pool their resources and work with their respective governments to develop substantive rules and guidelines compatible with the best practices already being followed in the field. And so began IAATO’s mission to advocate and promote the practice of safe and environmentally responsible private-sector travel to the Antarctic. 📸 @rodrigotapiawildlifephoto #Antarctica #ResponsibleTourism #Conservation