Polar treaties and scientific committees, 2013

The accompanying table gives a pragmatic indication of current national interests in polar research and other activities through association of states with four international agreements. Two of these are inter-governmental treaties and the two committees are non-governmental scientific organisations...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Headland, R. K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247413000818
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247413000818
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Summary:The accompanying table gives a pragmatic indication of current national interests in polar research and other activities through association of states with four international agreements. Two of these are inter-governmental treaties and the two committees are non-governmental scientific organisations. One of each pertains to the Arctic and the others to the Antarctic. Each agreement has two classes of association, which are indicated in the table.