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Antarctic agreement

'The 13 Antarctic Treaty Powers have reaffirmed their role as protectors of the virtually untouched Antarctic environment. In two key resolutions at a three-week consultative meeting in London they placed an embargo on mineral resource exploration while the environmental effects of such studies are examined and assessed, and agreed to draw up a regime designed to protect the living marine resources of the area on which the Antarctic ecosystem revolves.—London.

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Press, 27 October 1977, Page 12

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Antarctic agreement Press, 27 October 1977, Page 12

Antarctic agreement Press, 27 October 1977, Page 12