Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
1991 international treaty on environmental regulation in Antartica
Episodes
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#5713: Who Rescues You at the Ends of the Earth?The Arctic has a binding rescue treaty. Antarctica has nothing. Here's who actually comes when you're stranded at the poles. -
#5706: Two Poles, Two Fates: Arctic vs AntarcticOne pole is a militarized chessboard, the other a treaty-bound science preserve. Same frozen water — completely opposite outcomes.