Regulating Antarctic Tourism: The Challenge of Consensus-Based Decision Making

2023/06/23 by Kees Bastmeijer, Akiho Shibata, Imme Steinhage +4
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Arctic and Russian Policy Studies #International Maritime Law Issues #Polar Research and Ecology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ajil.2023.34

crossref issued 2023/06/23 · crossref published 2023/06/23 · crossref published-online 2023/06/23 · openalex publication_date 2023/06/23 · crossref created 2023/06/24 · crossref published-print 2023/10/01 · crossref deposited 2023/10/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref indexed 2026/07/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Abstract In the 2022–2023 season, more than 104,000 tourists visited Antarctica. This represents an increase of more than 40 percent compared to the 2019–2020 pre-pandemic season. This Current Development discusses this trend and the limits of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties, which govern on the basis of consensus, in responding with regulatory action. Options for strengthening regulation in this area are also considered.

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