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Antarctica's Future
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 Antarctica's Future |
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Natural Resources from Antarctica |
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Currently, under the Protocol on Environmental Protection (an addition to the original Antarctic Treaty), all mining and mineral extraction is banned in Antarctica until 2041. But what if by 2041, big deposits of natural resources were found in Antarctica and extraction could be agreed between all the signatories to the Antarctic Treaty - should Antarctica be developed?
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