Consulta: subjectFacets:"Antarctic Treaty"
Registros recuperados: 2
Data/hora: 05/06/2024 17:21:08

Antarctic Tourists, Wildlife and the Environment: Attractions and Reactions to Antarctica
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tisdell,   Clement A.; Wilson,   Clevo.
Provides background on the development and nature of Antarctic tourism and associated environmental issues, as well as agreements and regulations affecting environmental management in Antarctica.  Following an outline of the survey methodology and provision of information on the socioeconomic profiles of the respondents, results of a survey of Antarctic tourists on the Russian registered ship the ‘Akademik Ioffe’ are reported.  The importance of Antarctic wildlife as an attraction for these Antarctic tourists is then given particular attention.  The study considers amongst other things how important Antarctic wildlife was in convincing these tourists to undertake their trip to Antarctica, the importance to the tourists of seeing different species of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Antarctica; Tourism; Wildlife; Antarctic Treaty; Madrid Protocol; Environmental protection.; Environmental Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51295

180 years of Botanical Investigations in Antarctica and the Role of Brazil
Provedor de dados: 39
Autores: Câmara,Paulo E.A.S.; Carvalho-Silva,Micheline.
ABSTRACT  Botany is one of the oldest sciences done above the 60oS parallel with more than 180 years passing since the first professional botanist collected plants in Antarctica. Far from being a barren place, plants constitute an important part of polar ecosystems. Brazil is one of only 29 countries in the world with consultative status and to currently develop botanical studies in Antarctica. We discuss the importance of polar science to Brazil and the role that Brazil has in the international austral-polar scientific community, as well as the importance of its newly inaugurated scientific station.
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Antarctic Treaty; Botany; Brazil; J.D. Hooker; PROANTAR.
Ano: 2020
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062020000200430