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Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities
| Date: | 1988 |
| Description: | The objective of the Convention is to "provide for principles, rules and institutions to assess
the possible impact on the environment of Antarctic mineral resource
activities; to determine the acceptability of those activities; to
govern the conduct of the activities; and to ensure that all such
activities are undertaken in conformity with the Convention, the aim
of the Convention being to prohibit activities that would cause
damage to the environment or ecosystems of the Antarctic or affect
global or regional climate patterns." The Convention is not in force.
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| Type: | Conventions and treaties |
| URL: | http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri/texts/acrc/cramra.txt.html |
| Date entered: | 2002-01-06 |
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