The Future of Antarctica under the Environmental Protocol

• Published in: The Journal of Environment & Development
• Main Authors: Marks, Beth C., Barnes, James N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 1993
• Subjects: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Development; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107049659300200211; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/107049659300200211

The continent of Antarctica holds immense value as a wilderness area and a repository of scientific knowledge. This report maintains that the Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection, signed in 1991, is a positive first step in ensuring that Antarctica preserves its status as a global scientific laboratory, wildlife refuge, and arena for international cooperation.