High level Antarctic EIA under the Madrid Protocol: state practice and the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation process.

• Published in: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
• Main Authors: Hemmings, AD, Kriwoken, L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarctica - Antarctic Treaty system - International environmental management -Environmental impact assessment - Effectiveness of multilateral environmental agreements; Antarctic; Eia; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10137/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/10137/1/2010_Hemmings__Kriwoken_-_IEA.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10784-010-9119-5

The 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Madrid Protocol), the latest instrument of the Antarctic Treaty system (ATS), establishes environmental standards to manage 10% of the planet. Under the Madrid Protocol, all activities subject to advance notice reporting obligati...