Committee for Environmental Protection (Antarctic Treaty)

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Antarctic Treaty System body advisory body international environmental body

The Committee for Environmental Protection (Antarctic Treaty) is an expert advisory body established under the Antarctic Treaty System to guide and oversee the protection of the Antarctic environment and its dependent ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Committee for Environmental Protection	5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Antarctic Treaty System body ⓘ advisory body ⓘ international environmental body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Environmental Protocol Committee ⓘ
appliesTo	Antarctica ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ
composition	representatives of Parties to the Protocol on Environmental Protection ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ⓘ Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs ⓘ Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research ⓘ
country	no single country ⓘ
establishedBy	Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
establishedUnder	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
goal	comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment ⓘ minimization of human impact on Antarctic ecosystems ⓘ protection of intrinsic wilderness values of Antarctica ⓘ protection of scientific values of Antarctica ⓘ
hasObserver	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ⓘ Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs ⓘ Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research ⓘ non-governmental organizations with relevant expertise ⓘ
jurisdiction	Antarctic Treaty area ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ
meetingFrequency	annually ⓘ
meetsAtSameTimeAs	Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
officialName	Committee for Environmental Protection (Antarctic Treaty) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Committee for Environmental Protection
parentOrganization	Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
partOf	Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ
role	advises Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting on environmental issues ⓘ advises on conservation of Antarctic flora and fauna ⓘ advises on designation and management of Antarctic Specially Managed Areas ⓘ advises on designation and management of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas ⓘ advises on protection of Antarctic marine environments in cooperation with CCAMLR ⓘ advises on waste management and pollution prevention in Antarctica ⓘ develops guidelines and recommendations on environmental protection ⓘ guides protection of the Antarctic environment ⓘ identifies and evaluates emerging environmental issues in Antarctica ⓘ monitors implementation of the Environmental Protocol ⓘ oversees protection of dependent and associated ecosystems ⓘ promotes environmental education and awareness within the Antarctic Treaty System ⓘ reviews environmental impact assessments for Antarctic activities ⓘ
shortName	CEP ⓘ
treatyArticle	Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty ⓘ surface form: Article 11 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research → advises → Committee for Environmental Protection (Antarctic Treaty) ⓘ