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The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a UK Overseas Territory administered in London by the Polar Regions Department of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
The strategy for biodiversity in Overseas Territories.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Ministerial statement Nature is the monopoly provider of everything we…
The government published this white paper on the Overseas Territories on the 28 June 2012, setting out its overall approach.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This strategy document sets out the UK's approach to the Antarctic over the next decade.
What services DfE offers to the British Overseas Territories and information on the department's International Education Division (IED).
The Duke of Cambridge and Foreign Secretary joined Overseas Territories representatives and elected leaders in London for the ninth Joint Ministerial Council.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The governments of the United Kingdom and Norway have agreed to continue our positive cooperation on shared polar objectives.
Details of Ministry of Defence's contribution to the 14 territories which make up the British Overseas Territories.
The Foreign Secretary has announced that the southern part of British Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land.
Union flag raised at Port Lockroy to commemorate 70 years of continuous British presence in Antarctica
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