Antarctica

Question 1

Threats to Antarctica

Answer 1

• Overfishing
  
  • Exploitation of resources such as Oil and Minerals
  • Tourism
  • Global Human activity
  • Climate change
  • Scientific research
  • Habitat destruction
    Whaling

Question 2

The Antarctic treaty

Answer 2

• guarantee free access and research rights to all countries
  
  • prohibit military activity such as nuclear bomb tests
    ban the dumping of nuclear waste.

Question 3

NGOs

Answer 3

• The WWF, World wide fund for nature.
  
  • Antarctic ocean alliance (AOA)
  • Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC)
    MPAs (Marine protected areas)