New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) Voicing concern over increasing human activity in Antarctica, countries involved in governing the polar region have decided to develop an ambitious, comprehensive and flexible framework for regulating tourism and non-governmental activities in the icy continent.
The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Mechanism (ATCM), comprising 56 nations, also adopted 17 revised and new management plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPA).
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The 46th ATCM and the 26th Committee on Environment Protection (CEP), which began in Kochi on May 20, concluded on Thursday.
“A significant outcome was the adoption of a decision to develop an ambitious, comprehensive, flexible and dynamic framework for regulating tourism and non-governmental activities in Antarctica,” an…
