Decision on proposal to designate emperor penguin as a Specially Protected Species within the Antarctic Treaty System could not be arrived at
Countries meeting at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ACTM) in Kochi from May 20-30 did not adopt a framework to regulate tourism in Antarctica. But they committed to doing so in the near future.
Nations adopted a decision to develop an “ambitious, comprehensive, flexible, and dynamic framework” for regulating tourism and non-governmental activities in Antarctica.
ACTM is an annual meeting that encourages international collaboration on scientific research and sustainable resource management in the icy continent, along with discussing the principles and objectives of the Antarctic Treaty, which went into effect in 1961. The Treaty, which has provisions for using the icy continent for only peaceful purposes, freedom of scientific investigation, and exchange of scientific information, currently has 56…
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