Protecting Antarctica's geological heritage

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Carson, Chris J., Atkins, Cliff B., Hughes, Kevin A., Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Geoconservation; Geo.Heritage; Protection; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Pensacola Mountains; Dufek Massif; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; SCAR
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/101398

Since the International Geophysical Year(1957/58),conservation of sites of biological and ecological significance has been an important objective for many nations active in the Antarctic. Although conservation, as such,was not considered in the original Antarctic Treaty provisions in 1961,it was soon...