Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 46
46
Accepted
Refine UK permitting processes and support strategic framework for site capacity and visitor limits.
Conclusion
The UK should lead by example through continued refinement of its own permitting processes, ensuring thorough environmental scrutiny, transparent reporting, and dynamic site management approaches. It should also support the development of a strategic framework for assessing site capacity and limiting visitor numbers at sensitive landing sites. (Recommendation, Paragraph 213)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the recommendation, stating it leads by example through rigorous environmental scrutiny and transparent reporting, and consistently advocates for a robust regulatory framework for Antarctic tourism, including a strategic framework for dynamic site management and limiting visitor numbers.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government accepts this recommendation.
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