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· Fragile environment means that a small amount of damage will have a serious effect to the surroundings and wildlife. · The pollution in the air is making the ice melt deducing the size of Antarctica · Overfishing of krill and whale means ...
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Why does Antarctica need protecting? Antarctica is the last wilderness on earth. It has many untouched areas and lots of important wildlife. ...
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www.wandsworthclc.org/geography_website/Antarctica.htm
www.wandsworthclc.org/geography_website/Antarctica.htm
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Campaigns to Protect Antarctica; Antarctic Krill Conservation Project; Regulating Antarctic Tourism; Protecting the Ross Sea; Strengthening the Whale Sanctuary; Safeguarding Southern Ocean Fisheries;
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There are few places on Earth where there has never been war, where the environment is fully protected, and where scientific research has priority. Antarctica is quite simply unlike anywhere else on Earth, a near pristine environment of ice...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090220025...
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Does Antarctica need protecting? Coursework by GCSE and A level students ... Home > AS and A Level > Geography > Human > Global Interdependence & Economic Transition > Does Antarctica need protecting?
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www.studentcentral.co.uk/Detailed/AS_and_A_Level/Geogra...
www.studentcentral.co.uk/Detailed/AS_and_A_Level/Geography/Human/Global_Interdependence_Economic_Transition/Does_Antarctica_need_protecting__L69031.html
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The devastating March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound two months later sent an even stronger alarm around the world to dozens of international environmental organizations for the need to protect Antarctica's unique environment from similar accidents.
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www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/antarctica.html
www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/antarctica.html
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Once an area is approved, the chief oversight responsibility for protecting the environment rests with the regulatory committees, ... To help improve the economics of the plan, the ships on their return will bring grain and other items that need to be stored in large freezers cut into the ice of Antarctica.
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www.globalclassroom.org/antarct9.html
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What kinds of resources are unique to Antarctica? ... Concern about the possible effects of the human presence on Antarctic ecosystems, the need for protecting birds and marine mammals, and the peaceful use of the continent has resulted in several treaties, signed by countries concerned about the future of this...
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www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/less...
www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/newton/AntarcticII.html
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Animals in the oceans surrounding Antarctica are under increasing threat. ... He argues that scientific measures taken to protect the unique marine resources of the oceans surrounding Antarctica should be extended to wider areas. During the last five years, the application of scientific research has led to a dramatic...
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www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-02/bas-aaa020703.p...
www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-02/bas-aaa020703.php
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