The director of the Millennium Institute for Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Dr. Elie Poulin, with the director of the Millennium Nucleus for the Ecology and Conservation of Temperate Mesophotic Reef Ecosystems (NUTME), Dr. Alejandro Pérez-Matus dived in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, on a 15-day international expedition that took them to the inhospitable…
Antarctic breakthrough: International expedition reached the Larsen platform to study Climate Change
Through an international collaboration between SEDNA Expeditions and the Millennium Institute for Biodiversity of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Ecosystems (BASE), a group of scientists navigated the frozen waters of the Weddell Sea to carry out studies on microorganisms, lichens, mosses, flowering plants, algae, marine invertebrates, fishes, Adelie and emperor penguins.
Antarctica, January 10th, 2023.- An international collaboration…
The vacancies are available for chileans and foreigners with an academic degree of Doctor in accredited national programs or their foreign equivalents, in disciplines related to the required profiles. Applications will be open until February 28, 2023.
The Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (IBASE) seeks to provide postdoctoral positions in Metagenomics (1) and…
Mauricio Mardones, the doctoral researcher at the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) and the Millennium BASE Institute, who was awarded a scholarship from the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), aims to develop a stock assessment model for the krill fishery.
The doctoral researcher of the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH), Millennium BASE Institute,…
The program, which is part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation's Science and Society Division, will fund the "Antarctic Metaverse: A virtual exploration trip to learn about southern biodiversity" project in the category of "Knowledge Dissemination Products." The Faculty of Communication and Image of the University of Chile (FCEI) and the Biodiversity…
The depletion of the ozone layer and its effects on human health and ecosystems was the focus of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) carried out within the framework of the 35th anniversary of the Protocol of Montréal.
This year, the EEAP was promoted by the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), and…
The meeting held from September 21st to 23rd in the region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, brought together principal and associate researchers from Millennium Biodiversity Institute of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Ecosystems (BASE) to review the progress and plan new projects.
Among the topics addressed at the first annual BASE Millennium Institute meeting, were the definition of…