Preserving Antarctica for future generations
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Antarctica is often thought of as a pristine land untouched by human disturbance. Unfortunately this is no longer the case. For a little more than 100 years people have been travelling to Antarctica and in that short time most parts have been visited and we have left more than just footprints.
Human impacts include:
- harvesting some Antarctic species to the verge of extinction for economic benefit,
- killing and disturbing other species,
- contaminating the soils, and
- discharging sewage to the sea and leaving rubbish, cairns and tracks in even the most remote parts.