… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… update on 23.07.2013 UBA as competent authority The German Act implementing the Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of 4 October 1991 (AUG) … and related ecosystems. The AUG transposes the international provisions of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty into national law and … Point) for the international Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) . The CEP consults the Parties to the  Antarctic Treaty and issues recommendations for …