Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions

Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions
Author: Antje Neumann
Publsiher: BRILL
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789004416079

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Based on a study of wilderness protection in three Arctic countries, Antje Neumann identifies numerous ‘lessons learnt’ which could improve the protection of Antarctica’s wilderness, in particular with regard to the increasing and diversifying tourism in the region.

Arctic Wilderness

Arctic Wilderness
Author: Vance Martin,Nicholas Tyler
Publsiher: Golden, Colo. : North American Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1995
Genre: Nature
ISBN: MINN:31951D012656319

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Proceedings from the 5th World Wilderness Congress in Norway.

Protection of the Three Poles

Protection of the Three Poles
Author: Falk Huettmann
Publsiher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2012-03-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9784431540069

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The Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Hindu Kush-Himalayas form a trio of terrains sometimes called “the three poles”. Mainly composed of rock, snow, and ice, these precious regions, which are home to many unique species such as the polar bear, the emperor penguin, and the snow leopard, contain the primary water resource of this planet and directly shape our climate. This book presents a first-ever global assessment and progressive review of the three poles and demonstrates the urgent need for their protection. Sins of the past have irrevocably harmed and threatened many of the unique qualities of these regions, and the future looks bleak with the global population forecast to reach 9 billion by 2060, and with climate change on the rise. Presented here is a wide-reaching and coherent overview of the three poles’ biodiversity, habitats, and ongoing destruction. Failed protection and social targets set by the United Nations and other bodies are exposed while economic growth, unconstrained or inappropriate development, and urban sprawl are promoted unabated. Polar regions play a major role in the global agenda as they are rich in oil and other resources, marking them for contamination, overfishing, and further degradation. Tourism in the Antarctic has benefited from enlightened self-regulation, but there are signs that this is changing, too. The chapters of this book are written by experts in their fields, and their evidence leaves no doubt that we already live beyond our carrying capacity on a finite but decaying space. A global protection role model and several outlook scenarios are proposed to help set in motion polar protection priorities that are actually valid. Humanity has demonstrated through international treaties such as the Antarctic Treaty and the Madrid Protocol that we can put the interests of the planet as a whole first. This must become the norm, not the exception.

Arctic Legal Regime for Environmental Protection

Arctic Legal Regime for Environmental Protection
Author: Linda Nowlan
Publsiher: IUCN
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2001
Genre: Law
ISBN: 2831706378

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For many years, concerns have been expressed about environmental issues in the Arctic. While the Arctic region, unlike Antarctica, has been inhabited for thousands of years, it is under unique threat because of its vulnerability toward resource exploitation and the deposition of various airborne pollutants. With its varied populations, and with eight Nations asserting territorial interests, the Arctic needs a careful approach to its protection and development. This report describes the current Arctic environmental legal regime. It also discusses the possibility of negotiating a sustainability treaty for the Arctic with high standards of environmental protection similar to those in the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. It is hoped that this review of the legal and policy contrasts between the Arctic and Antarctic can help in the consideration of future directions for the Arctic legal regime.

Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions

Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions
Author: Antje Neumann
Publsiher: Brill Nijhoff
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Tourism
ISBN: 9004416064

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Based on a study of wilderness protection in three Arctic countries, Antje Neumann identifies numerous 'lessons learnt' which could improve the protection of Antarctica's wilderness, in particular with regard to the increasing and diversifying tourism in the region.

Polar Tourism

Polar Tourism
Author: Bernard Stonehouse,John Snyder
Publsiher: Channel View Publications
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781845411459

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Tourism throughout the world raises environmental issues that are often concerned with conflicting rights and responsibilities: the inherent right of mankind to travel, the no-less inherent right of indigenous people to guard their environmental heritage, and the responsibility of governments - local, national or (in the unique case of Antarctica) international - to protect environments over which they exercise stewardship. Additionally, the presence of international commercial enterprises, especially marine and other mass transport modes, represent unique governance challenges. This book deals mainly with environmental issues and the management implications arising from polar tourism, one of the fastest-growing sectors of world tourism. However, many of the issues discussed here arise no less urgently in temperate and tropical wilderness areas, and indeed in any region where sensitive environments are subjected to mass tourism. The principles and guidelines discussed here are of interest and practical use in tourism studies generally. "Readers of this book embark on a stimulating journey into the world of polar tourism. With a focus on management aspects and environmental implications, the intricacies of polar tourism are discussed in an educated and thoughtful manner. Further conceptual background is provided on wilderness and cultural tourism to enable an informed assessment of the framework within which polar tourism operates. A powerful concluding chapter applies the technique of Multiple Resource Management Planning to polar tourism. This book is a valuable resource for students, academics and policy-makers alike." Daniela Liggett, Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Polar Regions

Polar Regions
Author: Gerard Cheshire
Publsiher: Parragon Pubishing India
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2011
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 144544433X

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Tourism in the Polar Regions

Tourism in the Polar Regions
Author: John Snyder,United Nations Environment Programme,International Ecotourism Society
Publsiher: UNEP/Earthprint
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 928072813X

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Dynamic natural events and human activities in the Polar Regions are having a significant combined impact on these fragile environments, as well as on communities in populated regions of the Arctic. This publication describes the key features of the Polar Region environment and assesses the multiple roles and impacts of tourism activities in both the Arctic and Antarctica. It proposes an agenda for sustainable tourism development, and outlines principles, guidelines and selected good practices to conserve these unique wilderness areas through the regulation and management of tourism.