Your work focuses on assessing the risk of biological invasions in Antarctica, particularly of plant species, in a scenario marked by climate change, glacial retreat, and an increase in ice-free areas.<\/p>\n
The project director, Ian Acu\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez, a researcher from the University of Talca, highlighted that \u201cPRISMA addresses a complex problem, where biological, social, and regulatory factors converge. Based on the knowledge generated during its development, we expect to build spatial risk models and technical guidelines that will contribute to decision-making, as well as the prevention and early detection of exotic plants in Antarctic operations.\u201d.<\/p>\n
Audiences<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PRISMA project also considers the collection of information related to human pressure on Antarctica, including logistical routes, the presence of tourists, scientific personnel, and operators, in order to provide evidence for the design of risk maps, biosecurity protocols, and recommendations that contribute to the protection of this strategic ecosystem.<\/p>\n In addition to its scientific dimension, PRISMA includes the educational program \u201cMaule-South Pole Connection,\u201d which aims to bring Antarctic research closer to rural school communities, creating opportunities for connection between students and researchers working in the field in Antarctica.<\/p>\n The Regional Secretary of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Macarena San Mart\u00edn Freire, commented, \u201cPRISMA has a positive impact on the student communities of Maule and O'Higgins. We need to promote research that brings science closer to the territory, that contributes to people's quality of life, and that allows us to project new opportunities for students, agricultural producers, and municipalities. From the Regional Secretariat, we see this project as an opportunity for joint work between academia, researchers, and communities.\u201d.<\/p>\n Socializing with regional authorities allowed us to highlight the contribution that science developed in Maule can make to global environmental challenges. The research aims to generate useful knowledge for decision-making while strengthening Chile's presence in scientific and environmental governance related to the Antarctic Treaty.<\/p>\n By: Patricia Pe\u00f1aloza Aros<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The initiative led by the University of Talca and funded by ANID seeks to anticipate risks of plant invasion on the white continent.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"PRISMA research ring project shares its scope with regional authorities - Prisma","description":"The initiative led by the University of Talca and funded by ANID seeks to anticipate risks of plant invasion on the white continent."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5269,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265\/revisions\/5269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"06](\"https:\/\/prismaproject.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/06-05-REU-SEREMI-CIENCIA-300x200.jpg\")
During the meetings, the team presented the main components of the project, which combines experimental research, spatial modeling, socio-ecological studies, and policy analysis. The planning includes trials in growth chambers that replicate the environmental conditions of the white continent, using actual Antarctic soils to study plant species recognized as globally invasive.<\/p>\n