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Protected areas review: McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Colin M. Harris
Colin M. Harris
Affiliation:
International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research, PO Box 14–199, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Abstract

As a result of new provisions in the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty a number of countries are reviewing the management plans for protected areas in Antarctica. The United States and New Zealand have initiated a review of the 15 existing sites in the Ross Sea region, using an independent party, the International Centre for Antarctic Information and Research, to facilitate and coordinate the process. Management provisions are being revised to comply with the Protocol, and improved maps for the sites are being prepared using Geographical Information Systems. Visits in 1993/94 gathered field information, and thus far two sites have had new plans drafted: these are proceeding through the international review process. Input and comment is invited from interested parties with experience in these areas.

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Polar Record , Volume 30 , Issue 174 , July 1994 , pp. 189 - 192
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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