Protected areas review: McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea
Abstract As a result of new provisions in the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty a number of countries are reviewing the management plans for protected areas in Antarctica. The United States and New Zealand have initiated a review of the 15 existing sites in the Ross Sea re...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400024244 2024-03-03T08:39:18+00:00 Protected areas review: McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea Harris, Colin M. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400024244 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400024244 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 30, issue 174, page 189-192 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1994 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400024244 2024-02-08T08:43:01Z Abstract As a result of new provisions in the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty a number of countries are reviewing the management plans for protected areas in Antarctica. The United States and New Zealand have initiated a review of the 15 existing sites in the Ross Sea region, using an independent party, the International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research, to facilitate and coordinate the process. Management provisions are being revised to comply with the Protocol, and improved maps for the sites are being prepared using Geographical Information Systems. Visits in 1993/94 gathered field information, and thus far two sites have had new plans drafted: these are proceeding through the international review process. Input and comment is invited from interested parties with experience in these areas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica McMurdo Sound Polar Record Ross Sea Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Ross Sea McMurdo Sound New Zealand Polar Record 30 174 189 192 |
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Abstract As a result of new provisions in the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty a number of countries are reviewing the management plans for protected areas in Antarctica. The United States and New Zealand have initiated a review of the 15 existing sites in the Ross Sea region, using an independent party, the International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research, to facilitate and coordinate the process. Management provisions are being revised to comply with the Protocol, and improved maps for the sites are being prepared using Geographical Information Systems. Visits in 1993/94 gathered field information, and thus far two sites have had new plans drafted: these are proceeding through the international review process. Input and comment is invited from interested parties with experience in these areas. |
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