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    Antarctica: The world's last wilderness?

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    Stone, James
    Date
    2015
    Permanent Link
    http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13855
    Thesis Discipline
    Science
    Degree Grantor
    University of Canterbury
    Degree Level
    Postgraduate Certificate
    Degree Name
    Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies

    The term 'wilderness' is explicitly mentioned in the Antarctic Treaty'sEnvironmental Protocol, both in relation to protection of the wilderness values ofAntarctica, and the consideration of these values when conducting any activity in the TreatyArea; yet no formal definition is provided. A definition is required to enable identification ofpotential wilderness areas in the Antarctic, to ensure their subsequent protection. ThatAntarctica contains wilderness seems in little doubt, but expansion and diversification ofhuman activity creates impacts which are eroding and fragmenting the area of the continentthat could be classified as wilderness. This paper reviews several possible definitions ofwilderness previously submitted to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties and used inwilderness protection elsewhere in the world, from the complex to the simple, and theinverse relationship between footprint and wilderness. Suggestions on ways to map,monitor and better protect wilderness into the future are investigated, using both theexisting framework of the Treaty System, and other management tools such as StrategicEnvironmental Assessment and Landscape Character Assessment. Consideration andimplementation of these recommendations should then safeguard Antarctica, so that it cancontinue to remain the world's last large contiguous wilderness.

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