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Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
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Protecting the Antarctic Environment: 25 years on

Today is the 25th anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty which was created in order to protect the unique and pristine Antarctic landscape.
The Protocol designates Antarctica as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science; and bans the commercial extraction of minerals (mining and drilling).
Signed on 4 October 1991 by 31 countries, the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Environmental Protocol or Madrid Protocol) came into force in 1998, once it had been ratified by all 26 (currently 28) Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties (ATCPs).
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The main Antarctic Treaty was opened for signature on December 1, 1959, and officially entered into force on June 23, 1961.

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Discussions to try to reach historic agreement on Antarctica

It is hoped that an historic agreement on the protection of huge areas of the Antarctic can be reached in the next week.
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The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.
The treaty, entering into force in 1961 and eventually signed by 47 countries, sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve, establishes freedom of scientific investigation and bans military activity on that continent.
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