… bodies of the member states take on jointly on the basis of the Antarctic Treaty System. Also NGOs such as the Antarctic Ocean Alliance or the International … in inspections and various observer missions in the Antarctic. UBA commissions environmental research and is involved in the CEP's Intersessional Contact Groups to …

… Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection (AIEP) Germany – as well as the other parties to the Treaty … into account. AIEP regulations The AIEP establishes the permit procedure (for more information on the permit procedure see the corresponding web page " Permitting …

… to engage in international research cooperation with unrestricted exchange of information Deferment of individual countries' claims Prohibition of military … expire. The signatory states undertake to ensure the protection of the Antarctic environment and to use the area south of 60° South latitude for peaceful purposes. …

… Antarctic Treaty System From time to time one hears the question to whom the Antarctic actually … cooperation among states with widely varying priorities in terms of research and environmental protection for 50 years despite an as yet unresolved, and therefore … Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP). It also facilitates the exchange of information between the Parties and acts as central contact office for public …

… 1911 : Roald Amundsen and his four companions become the first men to reach the geographic South Pole. They raise the Norwegian flag on the Pole on 14 December. … is prohibited, on freedom of international scientific exchange and free exchange of information, and on the suspension of several countries' territorial claims. 1964 : … attempted to establish regulations on mineral resource activities in Antarctica. Environmental groups such as Greenpeace and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have …