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Overview of effectiveness of management of the antarctic environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australia has improved various aspects of its human presence in Antarctica through improved waste treatment and repatriation,...

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Effectiveness of Antarctic environmental management

2016, 2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Management achievementsManagement processesGovernance Antarctica...

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Effectiveness of Antarctic management 2016

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
At a glance

At a glanceAntarctica is governed through the international agreements of the Antarctic Treaty System, including the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, and the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. These agreements establish...

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Antarctic governance

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty and a set of related international agreements, known collectively as the Antarctic Treaty System, provide the framework...

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Australian Antarctic Territory

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The AAT (Figure ANT1) comprises an area of approximately 5.9 million km2, and its coastline extends more than 11,200 kilometres (excluding...

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Heritage values

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Antarctica’s unique environment is internationally recognised, and a wide range of its heritage values are protected under the Madrid...

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Governance

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Marine South East Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the...

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Management processes

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Several processes contribute to the overall management of the Antarctic region, including the framework for protected areas, as...

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Management achievements

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...

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Management achievements

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
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2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...

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Management processes

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Several processes contribute to the overall management of the Antarctic region, including the framework provided by protected...

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Governance

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica As detailed in Section 1.3, the Antarctic Treaty System is the primary international governance framework for the Antarctic...

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Heritage values

2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Antarctica's unique environment is internationally recognised, and a wide range of its heritage values are protected under the Madrid...

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Antarctic governance

2011
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic Treaty and related instruments of the Antarctic Treaty System provide the international framework for...

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Australian Antarctic Territory

2011
Antarctic environment
Introduction
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2011 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica Australia's interest in the southern continent began in 1911 when Sir Douglas Mawson led an expedition to Commonwealth Bay to conduct a...

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