| This 1991
Protocol is a statement of the environmental principles
governing the conduct of States Parties in relation to the
Antarctic continent. Its
objectives are "to reaffirm the status of the Antarctica
as a special conservation area, and to enhance the
framework for the protection of the Antarctic environment
with its dependent and associated ecosystems".
It aims to protect the Antarctic
environment and dependent and associated ecosystems, and
preserve the intrinsic value of Antarctica – its aesthetic
values as well as its status as a place of research.
This Protocol was adopted on 3
October 1991 in Madrid, Spain, but is not yet in force.
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