{"id":80311,"date":"2026-05-12T11:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/emperor-penguins-in-focus-as-antarctica-talks-start-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:59:09","slug":"emperor-penguins-in-focus-as-antarctica-talks-start-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/emperor-penguins-in-focus-as-antarctica-talks-start-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctica talks start in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     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change<\/a><\/span>,&#8221; Francisco Berguno, executive secretary of the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat, told a news conference Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Berguno warned the continent &#8220;plays a critical role in regulating the Earth&#8217;s climate and oceans&#8221; and urged &#8220;long-term thinking, careful management, and international trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Decisions taken here help ensure that human activity in Antarctica remains carefully managed, environmentally responsible and scientifically driven,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p>Around 400 government officials and researchers from some 50 countries, including the United States, China, Russia and Ukraine, were toi take part in the meeting, according to Jiji Press. <\/p>\n<p>Among the most closely watched issues this year will be the status of emperor penguins, which last month the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) <span class=\"link\"><a 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