Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices
SUMMARY The prohibition of commercial mineral resource extraction through the Antarctic Treaty System has removed one significant source of potential damage to Antarctica's geological and geomorphological values. However, given the on-going increase in Antarctic tourism and scientific footprint...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0376892915000387 2024-05-19T07:29:39+00:00 Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices HUGHES, KEVIN A. LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ, JERÓNIMO FRANCIS, JANE E. CRAME, J. ALISTAIR CARCAVILLA, LUIS SHIRAISHI, KAZUYUKI HOKADA, TOMOKAZU YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892915000387 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0376892915000387 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Environmental Conservation volume 43, issue 2, page 97-108 ISSN 0376-8929 1469-4387 journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892915000387 2024-05-02T06:51:05Z SUMMARY The prohibition of commercial mineral resource extraction through the Antarctic Treaty System has removed one significant source of potential damage to Antarctica's geological and geomorphological values. However, given the on-going increase in Antarctic tourism and scientific footprint, some high-quality geological features may be vulnerable to human impact, such as damage due to the construction of logistical facilities, unregulated collection of geological specimens or oversampling for scientific purposes. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty puts in place a framework for the protection of Antarctica's environmental, scientific, historic, wilderness and aesthetic values. However, the Antarctic Protected Area system is still immature and further implementation of existing management tools may be required to protect the diverse range of vulnerabilities, qualities and spatial scales represented in the geology and geomorphology of the continent. At sites where high-quality mineralogical or palaeontological specimens exist in limited quantities, considerations of how best to prevent oversampling and manage access to remaining material may be supported by assessment of cumulative impacts. Examination of the level of Antarctic specimen loans from a selection of national geological collections suggested that existing publically accessible geological collections could be better utilized, which could reduce environmental impact and oversampling at vulnerable Antarctic sites. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Cambridge University Press Environmental Conservation 43 2 97 108 |
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SUMMARY The prohibition of commercial mineral resource extraction through the Antarctic Treaty System has removed one significant source of potential damage to Antarctica's geological and geomorphological values. However, given the on-going increase in Antarctic tourism and scientific footprint, some high-quality geological features may be vulnerable to human impact, such as damage due to the construction of logistical facilities, unregulated collection of geological specimens or oversampling for scientific purposes. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty puts in place a framework for the protection of Antarctica's environmental, scientific, historic, wilderness and aesthetic values. However, the Antarctic Protected Area system is still immature and further implementation of existing management tools may be required to protect the diverse range of vulnerabilities, qualities and spatial scales represented in the geology and geomorphology of the continent. At sites where high-quality mineralogical or palaeontological specimens exist in limited quantities, considerations of how best to prevent oversampling and manage access to remaining material may be supported by assessment of cumulative impacts. Examination of the level of Antarctic specimen loans from a selection of national geological collections suggested that existing publically accessible geological collections could be better utilized, which could reduce environmental impact and oversampling at vulnerable Antarctic sites. |
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HUGHES, KEVIN A. LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ, JERÓNIMO FRANCIS, JANE E. CRAME, J. ALISTAIR CARCAVILLA, LUIS SHIRAISHI, KAZUYUKI HOKADA, TOMOKAZU YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA |
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HUGHES, KEVIN A. LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ, JERÓNIMO FRANCIS, JANE E. CRAME, J. ALISTAIR CARCAVILLA, LUIS SHIRAISHI, KAZUYUKI HOKADA, TOMOKAZU YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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HUGHES, KEVIN A. LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ, JERÓNIMO FRANCIS, JANE E. CRAME, J. ALISTAIR CARCAVILLA, LUIS SHIRAISHI, KAZUYUKI HOKADA, TOMOKAZU YAMAGUCHI, AKIRA |
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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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