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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
The State and Future of Antarctic Environments in a Global Context
Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Volume 44, Year 2019
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Antarctica and the Southern Ocean comprise a critical part of the Earth System. Their environments are better understood than ever before, yet the region remains poorly considered among international agreements to improve the state of the global environment. In part the situation owes to isolated regional regulation within the Antarctic Treaty System, and in part to the dated notion that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are well conserved and relatively free from human impact. Here we review growth in knowledge of Antarctic environments and anthropogenic pressures on them. We show that the region's unusual diversity is facing substantial local and globally mediated anthropogenic pressure, on a par with environments globally. Antarctic environmental management and regulation is being challenged to keep pace with the change. Much benefit can be derived from consideration of Antarctic environmental and resource management in the context of global agreements. © 2019 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chown, Steven L.
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Brooks, Cassandra M.
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Statistics
Citations: 46
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1146/annurev-environ-101718-033236
ISSN:
15435938