Claire Christian

Claire Christian is the director of the Secretariat of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) based in Washington, D.C., USA.[1]

Early life and education

Christian received an MA in International Affairs at American University (2008).[2][3] Before joining the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, she held a post as Program Assistant at the US National Council for Science and the Environment.[2]

Career and impact

Christian began working for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition in 2009.[2] She was acting director in 2016[4] and director by 2017.[5] At ASOC Christian is responsible for developing policy and strategy on issues ranging from tourism and fishing to climate change, as well as writing papers for international governance meetings related to Antarctic environment and policy.[2][6] She also regularly contributes articles on Antarctica to a range of platforms, generally focusing on environmental challenges.[2][7] Her work has further helped to raise the profile of antarctic conservation efforts.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ ASOC website, Our Team, retrieved 2024-10-24
  2. ^ a b c d e "Campaign Team and Staff". www.asoc.org. Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  3. ^ "Claire Christian". National Geographic Society (blogs). Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  4. ^ "Antarctica Gets Hot for Another Reason: Tourists". Bloomberg.com. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  5. ^ "Scientists close to entering Vostok, Antarctica's biggest subglacial lake". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  6. ^ "No. 190: Russia and the Oceans". www.css.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  7. ^ "What If We Had All Listened to NASA and Started Eating Krill? - Munchies". Munchies (in German). 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  8. ^ Marshall, Alex (2016-06-26). "Antarctica's tourism industry is designed to prevent damage, but can it last?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  9. ^ "Antarctic tourism may pose disease threat to penguins". New Scientist. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

BBC website, More people are visiting the frozen continent than ever before. Has the very idea of Antarctic tourism become unethical?, article by Ute Junker dated 2024-01-17