Antarctic Environmental Protection Act (S.C. 2003, c. 20).

[摘要] The purpose of the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act (AEPA) is to protect the Antarctic environment, particularly by implementing the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Canada has just ratified this Protocol, which is commonly called the Madrid Protocol. The AEPA provides the legislative basis that Canada requires to oversee Canadian activities in the Antarctic and otherwise fulfil the Protocol's obligations. The Minister of the Environment is the Minister for the

[发布日期] 2003-01-01

[关键词] Pollution control;Waste disposal;Protected area;Environmental planning;Ecosystem preservation;EIA;International agreement-implementation;Management/conservation [时效性] Effective