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polluters of the antarctic have to clean up or pay up for contamination.
nasa satellite image of iceberg near antarctica.(photo)
the antarctic's environment will be protected by new rules forcing polluters to clean up or pay up for any contamination 45 nations reached the stockholm agreement wednesday at the 28th antarctic treaty consultative conference.
the agreement means stiffer requirements for scientists and tour companies operating in the antarctic. any country that creates an environmental emergency in the antarctic, is required to take action to deal with it.
the aim is to prevent disasters from happening and, when they do occur, ensuring clean-up operations can get started quickly.
the antarctic became the world's first and only demilitarized continent with a 1959 treaty under which all signatory countries agreed to suspend their claims. china became a treaty member in 1993.
nasa satellite image of iceberg near antarctica.(photo)
the antarctic's environment will be protected by new rules forcing polluters to clean up or pay up for any contamination 45 nations reached the stockholm agreement wednesday at the 28th antarctic treaty consultative conference.
the agreement means stiffer requirements for scientists and tour companies operating in the antarctic. any country that creates an environmental emergency in the antarctic, is required to take action to deal with it.
the aim is to prevent disasters from happening and, when they do occur, ensuring clean-up operations can get started quickly.
the antarctic became the world's first and only demilitarized continent with a 1959 treaty under which all signatory countries agreed to suspend their claims. china became a treaty member in 1993.