ABSTRACT

Key themes and questions covered in this chapter:

development of environmental protection and resource management under the Antarctic Treaty System

the Antarctic protected areas system

CCAMLR and problems of regulating common access fisheries

CRAMRA: is mining in Antarctica compatible with environmental protection?

the Protocol on Environmental Protection: a framework for environmental stewardship

the role of NGOs as a force for change

the common heritage and world park approaches: alternatives to the Antarctic Treaty?

the sub-Antarctic islands: management issues and priorities