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Australian Antarctic Program completes landmark Heard Island and McDonald Islands Campaign – Australian Antarctic Program (News 2026)
Summary: - The Australian Antarctic Program completed two ambitious campaigns at Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), conducting extensive science, wildlife assessments, and waste removal. - Key activities included albatross, penguin, and seal surveys (including checks for H5 avian influenza), drone and BVLOS surveys, sea-floor mapping, vegetation and invertebrate surveys, biodiversity studies using environmental DNA, and installation of real-time data systems (ARTEMIS
2026-06-10Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels - Australia’s sub-Antarctic Heard Island and McDonald Islands get a new management plan
Summary: - The Australian Federal Government approved a new Management Plan for the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve (HIMI), replacing the 2005 plan. The 2014-2024 Plan covers 71,200 km² of terrestrial and marine areas, with 6,200 km² of added marine waters and new benthic habitats and ecosystems. - HIMI sits ~4,000 km southwest of mainland Australia in the southern Indian Ocean. It is Australia’s largest IUCN 1a Strict Nature Reserve, features Australia’s onl
2026-06-10Australian Antarctic Program heads to Heard Island – Australian Antarctic Program (News 2025)
Summary: - Australia is conducting two HIMI (Heard Island and McDonald Islands) expeditions in 2025, led by the Australian Antarctic Division as part of the Australian Antarctic Program. - The two-week V1 and 25-day V2 voyages will use the icebreaker RSV Nuyina, starting from Hobart, to assess environmental conditions, with a focus on marine science and terrestrial ecosystems, following a resupply at Casey station. - This marks the program’s first dedicated environmental mana
2026-06-10Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the uninhabited territory where Trump has imposed tariffs | Economy and Business | EL PAÍS English
Heard Island and McDonald Islands appear in a US tariff list as part of Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, despite being an uninhabited Australian external territory with no economic activity. Key points: - The islands are included in the annex of a reciprocal-tariffs decree, imposing a 10% tariff on items exported to the US, alongside other small/remote regions. - Geography and status: Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HM) are Australian external territories, largely uninha
2026-06-10Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HI&MDI) are Australian external territories governed as an uninhabited strict nature reserve. Key points relevant to foreign policy, politics, diplomacy, elections, economy, and security: - Sovereignty and administration: Territory transferred from Britain to Australia in 1950 (backdated to 1947). Administered under Australian law (Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953) and environmental framework (Environment Protection and Biodiversi
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