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Does a bear fish in the south?
Posted By Anthony Bergin on August 1, 2013 @ 12:00
Richard Herr's recent post on Russia’s links with Fiji was fascinating. But it’s also worth noting that Russia has been active in our southern backyard. As long time Antarctic observer Andrew Darby recently pointed out:
The Russian bear's footprint is falling increasingly heavily on the Antarctic environment. It's leaving a mess behind, and standing in the way of a better future. In doing so, it's highlighting limitations of the governing Antarctic Treaty System.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/391302017_4fe80cc362_b.jpg
[2] recent post on Russia’s links with Fiji: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/another-bric-in-the-wall/
[3] recently pointed out: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/cold-war-may-be-over-but-russia-still-does-battle-in-antarctica-20130722-2qeon.html#ixzz2Zvn5lvY3
[4] Russia has just blocked: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/marine-park-plan-frozen-out-20130716-2q29x.html
[5] set of marine reserves in the Ross Sea and eastern Antarctica: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10898190
[6] supported a framework for marine conservation areas: http://www.ccamlr.org/sites/drupal.ccamlr.org/files/91-04.pdf
[7] defeat Antarctic protection plans at the 2012 CCAMLR meeting. Those plans: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/marine-protected-areas-across-the-southern-ocean/
[8] reserve plans of Australia, New Zealand, the US and other Antarctic players: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/11/russia-ukraine-marine-reserve-antarctic
[9] support action of this kind: http://www.minnjil.org/?p=1600
[10] marine biodiversity: http://www.un.org/depts/los/biodiversityworkinggroup/biodiversityworkinggroup.htm
[11] here: http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/other-resources/policy-statement-biological-diversity-beyond-areas-of-national-jurisdiction-bbnj-85899384181
[12] set a goal: http://www.un.org/depts/los/ocean_compact/SGs%20OCEAN%20COMPACT%202012-EN-low%20res.pdf
[13] looking to making the Antarctic proposals models of international cooperation: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/vergano/2013/07/13/antarctica-marine-reserve/2512195/
[14] its objections: http://www.rferl.org/content/antarctic-ccamlr-vote-mpa-sanctuaries-environment/25047519.html
[15] Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition: http://www.flickr.com/photos/asoc/391302017/in/photostream/