Governance of Both Poles

At the end of this month, the Antarctic Treaty Summit in Washington, DC, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of an international agreement that has been centered around science, promoting cooperation to manage nearly 10% of Earth for peaceful purposes since 1 December 1959 (see www.atsummit50.aq )....

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Grimaldi, Albert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2009
Subjects:
Antarctic
Arctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Climate change
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1183953
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1183953
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Summary:At the end of this month, the Antarctic Treaty Summit in Washington, DC, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of an international agreement that has been centered around science, promoting cooperation to manage nearly 10% of Earth for peaceful purposes since 1 December 1959 (see www.atsummit50.aq ). As the world moves toward negotiating effective policies related to climate change, lessons from the Antarctic Treaty experience can be drawn upon, particularly in regard to the future governance of international spaces that are considered to have an amplified response to climate change. Among the most critical are the Arctic regions.

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