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Women In Polar Science

Ceisha Poirot

Antarctica New Zealand

Ceisha, in Antarctica NZ's orange-and-black gear, sits on a rock within ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley in Antarctica's Dry Valleys, where she was participating in a management plan review.

Ceisha, in Antarctica NZ's orange-and-black gear, sits on a rock within ASPA 131 Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley in Antarctica's Dry Valleys, where she was participating in a management plan review.

What’s the work that you do?

I work for the New Zealand Antarctic program heading up the Policy, Environment and Safety team. We ensure that New Zealand maintains high standards of health and safety and environmental management in all of our activities in Antarctica. I am also New Zealand’s Representative to the Committee for Environmental Protection and the expert group leader of the Council of Manager of National Antarctic Programs Environmental Protection Group supporting and enhancing protection of Antarctica through policy fora.

What keeps you going?

I am incredibly lucky to work with so many likeminded people who want to better understand and ensure the long term protection of one piece of this earth that is still relatively untouched and intact. It is really special to be able to work peacefully with so many different countries who share an interest in Antarctica and work towards agreement even when we might not agree.

What’s your message to the world?

When we work together, powerful things can happen.

Organisation: Antarctica New Zealand

Nationality: New Zealand New Zealand

Disciplines:

Enviromental Management

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We are grateful to The Ocean Foundation for acting as our fiscal sponsor in the US, the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation for sponsoring this project, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) for supporting us.