How could tourism be sustainable in Antarctica?

Answer 1

I think the treaty system should continue and i think all countries need to do their bit and look after Antarctica as it is very precious and needs protecting as it holds many important resources and if "Global Warming" gets worse the ice could melt and would cause an intense rise in sea levels which would result in the flooding of Low Lying countries.

Answer 2

Antarctica's only sustainable resource is data about the health of planet earth. Currently, the Antarctic Treaty, which dedicates the earth south of 60 degrees S, which includes Antarctica, to science.

Because the treaty prohibits any land claims, commercial ventures, mineral exploration, the data can continue to be built up over time.

Answer 3

No. Tourism is not sustainable in Antarctica, because sustainability implies a cycle. People who tour to Antarctica come on Is_tourism_in_Antarctica_sustainable_and_considerate_of_the_culturally_diverse_needs_of_tourismships, where they sleep and eat. Daily, they leave the cruise ships in zodiacs, to trek upon the continent, and visit penguin colonies, abandoned whaling stations, and other sites.

They spend no money there; there are no native peoples or crafts to benefit from Is_tourism_in_Antarctica_sustainable_and_considerate_of_the_culturally_diverse_needs_of_tourism.

The perfect tourist leaves only footprints, and then only where footprints are allowed.

Answer 4

Sustainability assumes the re-proliferation of a resource. Antarctica's only legal resource is data. Scientists study these data to learn more about the health of planet earth. Scientists work with precision, purpose and are conscientious about their data-gathering programs and processes.

Answer 5

Antarctica is currently sustainable in the sense that the data harvested there about the health of planet earth is ever-refreshing.

Antarctica is dedicated to science, so its sustainable data needs no modification in terms of consumption.

Answer 6

Tourism to Antarctica is already sustainable, because tourists take nothing from the continent and leave nothing there. All Antarctic tours by boat are self-contained on the boats.