Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices
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 h...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:510772 2023-05-15T13:49:32+02:00 Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices Hughes, Kevin A. Lopez-Martinez, Jeronimo Francis, Jane E. Crame, J. Alistair Carcavilla, Luis Shiraishi, Kazuyuki Hokada, Tomokazu Yamaguchi, Akira 2016-06 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510772/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510772/1/Hughes.pdf en eng Cambridge Journals https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510772/1/Hughes.pdf Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X Lopez-Martinez, Jeronimo; Francis, Jane E.; Crame, J. Alistair orcid:0000-0002-5027-9965 Carcavilla, Luis; Shiraishi, Kazuyuki; Hokada, Tomokazu; Yamaguchi, Akira. 2016 Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices. Environmental Conservation, 43 (2). 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892915000387 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892915000387> cc_by_4 CC-BY Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892915000387 2023-02-04T19:41:34Z 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 Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Environmental Conservation 43 2 97 108 |
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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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Antarctic geoconservation: a review of current systems and practices |
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