Published: 11th May, 2024
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The 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP 26) and the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM 46) will be held in Kochi, Kerala, by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in collaboration with the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR).
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- The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 and came into effect in 1961.
- It designates Antarctica as an area committed to environmental preservation, scientific collaboration, and peaceful objectives.
- More than 56 of the nations are currently parties to the Treaty.
- With the intention of advising the ATCM on environmental conservation and protection in Antarctica, the Committee for Environmental Protection was founded in 1991 under the auspices of the Madrid Protocol, which established the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
- India joined the Antarctic Treaty in 1983 as a Consultative Party.
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