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Standardisation of zones within specially protected and managed areas under the Antarctic Environmental Protocol

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

A number of countries are revising management plans for protected areas in Antarctica so that they comply with Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Annex V allows for ‘identification of zones…in which activities are to be prohibited, restricted or managed.’ A wide range of terms are, and could be, used to meet site-specific zoning needs. If allowed to develop in an ad hoc way, a confusing and inconsistent set of zones would be likely to evolve. This could be avoided by a coordinated and pro-active approach to identifying the zones needed. Based on field observations and examination of current and proposed management plans, a simple, standardised model of five types of zone is proposed: Restricted, Scientific, Tourist, Facilities, and Historic. Their application, where needed, would meet the full range of management needs within specially protected and managed areas in Antarctica.

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Polar Record , Volume 30 , Issue 175 , October 1994 , pp. 283 - 286
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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