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  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators

    Penguins are one of the reasons to travel to Antarctica.

    … 19.05.2016 The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) was founded in 1991 by seven companies. Its goal is to promote safe and environmentally … breeding or raising their young. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Associated content Links International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators Related contents … monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP)

    … protection policies of the Parties to the Antarctic Treaty. Associated content Links Website CEP … Even though there is no Antarctic government, Antarctica does …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 28.01.2016

    Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM)

    … substantial research activity there” – in other words by operating stations or undertaking expeditions at regular intervals. There is a broad-based exchange of … automatically come into effect once they are adopted at the ATCM. Resolutions are understood as recommendations of a motivational character but are not legally … Contact Groups (ICGs) to prepare discussions on certain issues. Associated content Links Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention

    Protected Areas under the CAMLR-Convention The world's oceans are increasingly under threat from overfishing, pollution and global climate change, all of which … ATCM. These areas could include coastal zones or marine regions. Associated content Links CCAMLR-Homepage Related contents Schadstoffe in der Antarktis Antragsformulare …

  • 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.

    Protection and management of areas under PEPAT The former British base Port Lockroy … Management Plans, and Historic Sites and Monuments. Associated content Links Antarctic Protected Areas Database Umweltschutzprotokoll zum Antarktis-Vertrag …

  • 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.

    … This protection 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 … Antarctic Treaty and the Protocol on Environmental Protection protects Antarctica under international law, the Treaty territory also has specially designated … rearing their young are not disturbed. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Associated content Links Convention on Biological Diversity Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 …

  • Article from 24.07.2013 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    International activities in and around the Antarctic

    International activities in and around the Antarctic Despite its remote location, it … monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals

    Antarctic seals like this sea leopard are protected by a convention.

    … many species to the brink of extinction. Since 1972 animals have been protected under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS). last update on … for Nature Conservation is the German competent authority. Associated content Links Convention for the Conservaion of Antarctic Seals, CCAS Bundesamt für Naturschutz Related contents Antragsformulare in der Übersicht …

  • Article from 19.05.2016 | Last changed: 19.05.2016

    Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

    … is difficult to effectively control IUU in the inhospitable and spacious waters around Antarctica. Associated content Links Website CCAMLR Related contents Antragsformulare in der Übersicht … monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by …

  • Article from 28.01.2016 | Last changed: 29.02.2016

    Act Implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection (AIEP)

    … as offences liable to a fine or sentence of imprisonment. Associated content Links AIEP (in German) Related contents Antragsformulare in der Übersicht Erhaltung … monitoring on Fildes Peninsula (Maxwell Bay, Antarctic) Detrimental effects of underwater noise Assessment of communication masking in Antarctic marine mammals by underwater sound from airguns How to behave? Visitor Guidelines for the Antarctic …

  • Article from 23.03.2016 | Last changed: 23.03.2016

    Individual tourism in Antarctica

    A little aircraft

    … Pole. last update on 23.03.2016 Journeys to Antarctica become more popular A few hundred tourists per season take advantage of a number of tour operators’ activities … damage to the environment, it can actually endanger human lives. A few activities undertaken by individual tourists, for example mountain climbing in remote massifs …   Ilyushin II-76 waits for passengers. Source: Fritz Hertel/UBA Associated content Links IAATO Briefing Film - Cruise Visitors IAATO Briefing Film - Going Ashore …

  • Article from 22.01.2014 | Last changed: 22.01.2014

    Waste oil

    Three barrels of waste oil

    … partially or entirely of mineral oil, synthetic or biogenic oil. Environmentally sound management of waste oil is regulated by the Waste Oil Ordinance of 01.05.2002, … basis for this is that the facility holds a permit for harmfree and proper recovery under Germany’s environmental quality legislation, the Bundesimmissionsschutzgesetz or ”Federal Immission Control Act.” This means that …