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  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention

    … Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) aim to establish an entire network of protected areas … A mere four percent of that target has been achieved up to now. Under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty the Contracting Parties … A mere four percent of that target has been achieved up to now. Under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty the Contracting Parties …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protection and management of areas under PEPAT

    The former British base Port Lockroy is a protected historic site.

    … Area, Managed Area or Historic Site. last update on 28.01.2016 Annex V of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (PEPAT) designates … are currently 90 listed Historic Sites and Monuments. The annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) takes decisions on whether to designate a protected area … may be expanded upon the proposal of any or several Parties to the Environmental Protocol. The Antarctic Protected Areas Database of the Secretariat of the Antarctic …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protected Areas in Antarctica

    Areas of special importance for Antarctica can be designated as Specially Protected Areas.

    … of very sensitive areas both on shore and in the ocean is provided under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and the Convention on … (CAMLR-Convention). last update on 28.01.2016 Although the Antarctic Treaty and the Protocol on Environmental Protection protects Antarctica under international law, … designated protected areas onshore and in the ocean. Annex V of the Environment Protocol specifically regulates the protection and management of areas in …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection (AIEP)

    Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection (AIEP) Germany – as well as the other parties to the Treaty - implemented the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty into national law, … level. The AIEP entered into force on 14 January 1998 after ratification by all the Consultative Parties. As a result, all activities in the Antarctic which are …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

    The Antarctic is protected by stringent environmental protection regulations.

    Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic is … by stringent environmental protection regulations. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, also named the Madrid … ratified by 33 states since May 2013. last update on 27.01.2016 In the 1980s the Consultative Parties worked to establish regulations to prohibit mining activities …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 27.01.2016

    Antarctic Treaty

    … in The Antarctic   The number of parties has since grown to 51, of which 29 are "Consultative Parties". These countries carry out research in the Antarctic and are entitled to vote. The Antarctic Treaty makes provisions for the Consultative Parties to convene at regular intervals in the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM). The principles and objectives of the Treaty are …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Antarctic Treaty System

    … into force. It was replaced three years later by the following convention: 1991: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty – the treaty entered … as Executive Secretary since 2009. The ATS supports the annual meetings of the consultative parties to the Treaty – for example through compilation, storage and … into force. It was replaced three years later by the following convention: 1991: Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty – the treaty entered …

  • Article from 11.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Tourists in Antarctica

    Tourists on the mountain

    … for additional information. Tourism as topic at the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting The Working Group on Tourism discusses the possible regulation of tourism in Antarctica at the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). The Parties to the Antarctic Treaty adopt measures and … the possible regulation of tourism in Antarctica at the annual Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). The Parties to the Antarctic Treaty adopt measures and …

  • Article from 08.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Research and logistics in the perpetual ice

    The german Research Station Neumayer 3

    … still little known Antarctic ecosystem is an important international endeavour. 29 Consultative Parties currently maintain 80 research stations on the continent, about … still little known Antarctic ecosystem is an important international endeavour. 29 Consultative Parties currently maintain 80 research stations on the continent, about …

  • Article from 11.03.2016 | Last changed: 11.03.2016

    Discovery, exploration and conservation of Antarctica

    … : Catalogue of measures to preserve Antarctica's flora and fauna In the 1980s the Consultative Parties attempted to establish regulations on mineral resource … to establish Antarctica as a world park for nature conservation. 1991 : The Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and Annexes I-IV are concluded following long negotiations in Madrid (Madrid Protocol). The Protocol represents the most exacting and comprehensive environmental …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Environmental monitoring on King George Island

    The Fildes Region is subject to high pressure of use. Environmental monitoring helps to show its effects.

    … the region's two protected areas. Concurrent discussions among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties at international level have resulted in a number of talks and … the region's two protected areas. Concurrent discussions among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties at international level have resulted in a number of talks and …

  • Article from 27.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Non-native species

    Ship in the Antarctic

    … were detailed in a German working paper submitted at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in May 2013. The paper calls upon the signatory states … were detailed in a German working paper submitted at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in May 2013. The paper calls upon the signatory states …