The Antarctic Treaty has been signed by over 50 nations to date and covers the area south of 60°S latitude. The Treaty has ensured that Antarctica remains a natural reserve, devoted to peace and ...

The world’s premier meeting on the governance of Earth’s most threatened continent — representing 10% of the planet — opened ...

Currently, five-sixths of the Antarctic continent is claimed by seven countries and most of the existing British stake is also claimed by either Argentina or Chile. The move by Britain to extend its ...

Researchers from the University of Leeds contributed to a House of Commons committee report about the Antarctic environment, ...

In some ways, that’s the beauty of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty. An arms-control pact, it aims to neutralise territorial tensions. It bans mining except for so-called scientific research .

Antarctica is protected by the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which bans mineral and oil developments in the region. The UK's interests in the area are overseen by the Foreign Office.

She will travel to the British Antarctic Survey ... It was in support of the Antarctic Treaty’s unique mission for peace and science that IAATO came into being 33 years ago with a mission of ...

But the legal — if nuanced — paradox of the UK’s so-called British Antarctic Territory (BAT) appears somewhat lost on The Telegraph comment, penned by “Anglofuturist” Tom Ough.

Russia has found huge oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, potentially leading to drilling in the protected region.. The reserves uncovered contain around 511bn barrels worth of ...