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RECOMMENDATION VI-4 

 MAN'S IMPACT ON THE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT 



The Representatives, 



Considering and Recognizing that: 



(1) in the Antarctic Treaty area the ecosystem is particularly vul- 

 nerable to human interference ; 



(2) the Antarctic derives much of its scientific importance from its 

 uncontaminated and undisturbed condition ; 



(3) there is an increasingly urgent need to protect the environment 

 from human interference ; 



(4) the Consultative Parties should assume responsibility for the 

 protection of the environment and the wise use of the Treaty area; 



Recommend to their Governments that : 



1. They invite the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research 

 through their National Antarctic Committees: 



(a) to identify the types and assess the extent of human inter- 

 ference which has occurred in the Treaty area as a result of 

 man's activities ; 



(b) to propose measures which might be taken to minimize harm- 

 ful interference; 



(c) to consider and recommend scientific programmes which will 

 detect and measure changes occurring in the Antarctic envi- 

 ronment ; 



2. They encourage research on the impact of man on the Antarctic 

 ecosystem ; 



3. They take interim measures to reduce known causes of harmful 

 environmental interference ; 



4. They consider including on the agenda for the Seventh Antarctic 

 Treaty Consultative Meeting an examination of this matter in the 

 light of any further available information. 



RECOMMENDATION VI-5 

 THE USE OF RADIO-ISOTOPES IN THE ANTARCTIC 



The Representatives, 



Recognizing : 



(1) the need to minimise harmful disturbance to the Antarctic 

 environment ; 



(2) that the uncontrolled use of radio-isotopes in the course of scien- 

 tific investigations may jeopardise the conduct of subsequent investi- 

 gations ; 



Recommend to their Governments that through their National Ant- 

 arctic Committees, they invite the Scientific Committee on Antarctic 

 Research to consider the uses of radio-isotopes in Antarctic scientific 

 investigations and to propose comprehensive principles for their con- 

 trol which can be considered under Article IX of the Antarctic Treaty. 



