MAN'S IMPACT ON THE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT
The Representatives,
Considering and Recognizing that:
(1) in the Antarctic Treaty area the ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to human interference;
(2) the Antarctic derives much of its scientific importance from its uncontaminated and undisturbed condition;
(3) there is an increasingly urgent need to protect the environment from human interference;
(4) the Consultative Parties should assume responsibility for the protection of the environment and the wise use of the Treaty area;
Recommend to their Governments that:
1. They invite the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research through their National Antarctic Committees:
(a) to identify the types and assess the extent of human interference which has occurred in the Treaty area as a result of man’s activities;
(b) to propose measures which might be taken to minimize harmful interference;
(c) to consider and recommend scientific programmes which will detect and measure changes occurring in the Antarctic environment;
2. They encourage research on the impact of man on the Antarctic ecosystem;
3. They take interim measures to reduce known causes of harmful environmental interference;
4. They consider including on the agenda for the Seventh Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting an examination of this matter in the light of any further available information.
The Representatives,
Considering and Recognizing that:
(1) in the Antarctic Treaty area the ecosystem is particularly vulnerable to human interference;
(2) the Antarctic derives much of its scientific importance from its uncontaminated and undisturbed condition;
(3) there is an increasingly urgent need to protect the environment from human interference;
(4) the Consultative Parties should assume responsibility for the protection of the environment and the wise use of the Treaty area;
Recommend to their Governments that:
1. They invite the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research through their National Antarctic Committees:
(a) to identify the types and assess the extent of human interference which has occurred in the Treaty area as a result of man’s activities;
(b) to propose measures which might be taken to minimize harmful interference;
(c) to consider and recommend scientific programmes which will detect and measure changes occurring in the Antarctic environment;
2. They encourage research on the impact of man on the Antarctic ecosystem;
3. They take interim measures to reduce known causes of harmful environmental interference;
4. They consider including on the agenda for the Seventh Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting an examination of this matter in the light of any further available information.