UNITED NATIONS

General Assembly

Distr. GENERAL A/51/390 20 September 1996 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

Contents
Chapter		Paragraphs	Page
	ABBREVIATIONS		3
I.	INTRODUCTION	1 - 3	5
II.	THE ROLE OF ANTARCTICA IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM	4 - 7	5
III.	ACTIVITIES OF THE ANTARCTIC TREATY SYSTEM AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES	8 - 58	7
	A. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty	8 - 13	7
	B. Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals	14	8
	C. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources	15 - 19	8
	D. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling	20 - 23	9
	E. Scientific research in Antarctica and the protection of the Antarctic environment	24 - 37	10
	F. Antarctic data management	38	12
	G. International organizations	39 - 55	13
	H. Environmental monitoring in Antarctica	56 - 58	16
IV.	STATE OF THE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT: SYNOPSIS OF SOME RECENT FINDINGS	59 - 111	16
	A. Science and support activities	60 - 63	16
	B. Antarctic tourism	64 - 74	18
	C. Fishing	75 - 84	20
	D. Long-range pollutants	85 - 92	22
	E. Ozone depletion	93 - 97	23
	F. Sea ice	98 - 103	26
	G. Ice sheets	104 - 111	28
V.	CONCLUDING REMARKS	112 - 123	30
	A. Environmental issues	112 - 117	30
	B. A comprehensive state of the Antarctic environment report	118 - 123	31
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