Using triage for environmental remediation in Antarctica
Abstract Remediation of sites impacted by human activity in Antarctica is a difficult and resource intensive process. With increasing activity and climate change, the extent of damage from human activities is expected to increase and it will not be feasible to protect the environment entirely. We re...
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crwiley:10.1111/rec.12383 2024-06-23T07:47:26+00:00 Using triage for environmental remediation in Antarctica Raymond, Tania C. Snape, Ian Australian Antarctic Division 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12383 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Frec.12383 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/rec.12383 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Restoration Ecology volume 25, issue 1, page 129-134 ISSN 1061-2971 1526-100X journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12383 2024-06-04T06:41:21Z Abstract Remediation of sites impacted by human activity in Antarctica is a difficult and resource intensive process. With increasing activity and climate change, the extent of damage from human activities is expected to increase and it will not be feasible to protect the environment entirely. We recommend a triage process be used to provide informed and transparent management decisions for comprehensive and adequate environmental remediation in Antarctica. We provide examples that demonstrate realistic outcomes where we have avoided tying up resources on disturbed sites that will recover naturally, are stable, or too damaged to recover, and that also incorporate feasible operational practices. Not all disturbed sites will be remediated and many of those that are, are unlikely to be returned to pristine condition. The decisions around remediation are not based solely on the desired environmental outcome. In the absence of effective legal obligation, we recognize that financial, social, policy, health and safety, technological confidence, and operational feasibility are part of the decisionāmaking process. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Wiley Online Library Restoration Ecology 25 1 129 134 |
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Abstract Remediation of sites impacted by human activity in Antarctica is a difficult and resource intensive process. With increasing activity and climate change, the extent of damage from human activities is expected to increase and it will not be feasible to protect the environment entirely. We recommend a triage process be used to provide informed and transparent management decisions for comprehensive and adequate environmental remediation in Antarctica. We provide examples that demonstrate realistic outcomes where we have avoided tying up resources on disturbed sites that will recover naturally, are stable, or too damaged to recover, and that also incorporate feasible operational practices. Not all disturbed sites will be remediated and many of those that are, are unlikely to be returned to pristine condition. The decisions around remediation are not based solely on the desired environmental outcome. In the absence of effective legal obligation, we recognize that financial, social, policy, health and safety, technological confidence, and operational feasibility are part of the decisionāmaking process. |
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