Explain
Translate Antarctic climate science into clear, sourced briefings without sanding away uncertainty or complexity.
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A symbolic dignity with a practical purpose
Krigsvold is a dignity within the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, a micronational project without sovereign recognition. The dignity is symbolic. The fellowship, educational work, research support, and public advocacy conducted under it are real.
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The title attracts attention; the work justifies it
Support
Fund graduate research in climate change and global conservation through an annual $1,000 Fellowship.
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Use evidence, public communication, and institutional attention to argue for informed climate and conservation action.
How advocacy worksCurrent Fellow · 2026
Ria Raut
Ria Raut is a doctoral researcher studying how tropical forests recover after selective logging.
Raut examines the biotic and abiotic drivers of sapling recruitment in primary and regenerating forests in Sabah, Borneo.
Meet Ria All FellowsAntarctica now
Three measures, with their dates and sources attached
Numbers without a measurement period are ornaments. These are evidence: bounded, attributed, and reviewed.
~135 billion
Metric tons of Antarctic ice lost per year
NASA measured this annual average with the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On satellites from 2002 through 2025.
Source: NASA
Verified September 2026
2.58 million km²
Antarctic sea ice at the 2026 summer minimum
The minimum ranked sixteenth lowest in the satellite record, 260,000 square kilometres below the 1981–2010 average.
Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Verified September 2026
~26%
Increase in surface-ocean acidity
The ocean has become about 26% more acidic on average over the past 250 years.
Source: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
Verified September 2026
Real geography
Three names on the map, with no claim of jurisdiction
The titles correspond to the Krigsvold Nunataks, Mount Rubin de la Borbolla, and Matikonis Peak in Marie Byrd Land. The places are real; the titles create no sovereignty, ownership, or authority over them.
Explore the three placesAccountability
The public record
What was funded, who received it, what was published, and what comes next. The annual record exists so that the institution can be judged by its work.
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Fellows supported since 2025
$2,000
in graduate research awards
These figures are current through the 2026 award cycle.