South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Stunningly beautiful and rugged, this island wildlife sanctuary, once visited, is not easily forgotten. Its snow covered peaks, blue glacier ice and emerald green bays are breathtaking sights.
It is a real “oasis” in the stormy southern oceans and is home to amazing wildlife like penguins, albatrosses, seals, whales and petrels.
The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Laws site can be accessed here.
Latest News
Read the past Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands’ (GSGSSI) latest news and updates here.
July 15, 2024
GSGSSI Stakeholder Meeting, July 2024
On the 9th July 2024 GSGSSI welcomed friends and colleagues to the Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge for the annual South Georgia Stakeholder Meeting. Owing to global events, this was the first in-person stakeholder meeting since 2019 and it reinforced just how important it is for us to spend time together, catching up on recent achievements, ongoing workplans and future aspirations.
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June 19, 2024
Visitor Related Fee Increases For South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
GSGSSI has published the fees and charges for the 24/25 austral summer season. These will take effect from 1 July 2024.
80% of Government expenditure goes towards protecting the unique environment that is South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Increases in these charges will help to ensure that the Government can continue to provide outstanding stewardship and implement the vision to protect, sustain and inspire.
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April 26, 2024
Darwin Plus Funding Schemes, 2024
GSGSSI is proud to promote and encourage science that contributes to developing and upholding best-practice environmental management and that supports the active management and good governance of the Territory. We are therefore delighted by the announcement of the latest round of Darwin Initiative funding for Local, Main and Strategic proposals, and welcome applications that will contribute to the broader aims of the Government.
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April 5, 2024
Invitation To Submit Proposals To Act As Mint For Commemorative Coins
The Commissioner is seeking to appoint a suitably competent and experienced Mint that can provide high quality commemorative coins in accordance with designs and specifications provided by the Government.
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March 12, 2024
Opening Of The Licence Application Round For The 2024 Krill Fishery
GSGSSI are pleased to announce the opening of the licence application round for the 2024 South Georgia krill fishery.
For details on how to apply please contact the Director of Fisheries by email – dof@gov.gs
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Do you want to know what's been happening at #SouthGeorgia & the #SouthSandwichIslands and learn more about our future plans? Join the GSGSSI Annual Stakeholder Meeting at 11:00 (BST, UTC+1) on Tuesday 9th July 2024 via MS Teams https://rb.gy/n2upan 📷Vicki Foster
Mt. Michael of the South Sandwich Islands was recently examined to confirm the world’s 8th active lava lake, further developing the global understanding of volcanos 🌋
Last week saw another successful Coldstare by @BFSouthAtlantic, this time featuring an aggregation of humpback whales on the rarely-visited southern coast of South Georgia 🐋
#Marine protection patrols are vital to ensure vessels are complying with licensing conditions.
#SGSSI
This season, an international team of researchers worked on @BAS_News led research project “Hungry Humpbacks.” You helped to support this project which received funds from SGHT!
Read more: https://conta.cc/3yvvtUT
#SouthGeorgia #Krill #WhaleResearch #BritishAntarcticSurvey
It’s #BiodiversityDay 🌿
We're working with the #UKOTs to grow our understanding of their incredibly biodiverse marine environments, in order to inform its protection🌍
Find out more 👇
@UNBiodiversity @AscensionMPA @GovSGSSI @PitcairnMPA @FCDOGovUK
