Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 50
50
Acknowledged
Advocate for a treaty-wide system within ATCM limiting Antarctic landings and sensitive site access.
Recommendation
A comprehensive and coherent framework for managing the environmental impacts of tourism is overdue. We welcome the decision by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting to develop such a framework by 2028. The Government should actively advocate within the ATCM for a treaty-wide system that includes limits on landings, visitor numbers, and access to sensitive sites, under the guidance of the Committee for Environmental Protection. (Recommendation, Paragraph 224)
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation to actively advocate within the ATCM for a treaty-wide system with specific limits on tourism, but offers no details on its advocacy strategy or timeline.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
. The Government accepts this recommendation.