India is set to play a pivotal role in facilitating the firstLever focused discussions role in facilitating the firstLever focused discussions on regulating tourism in Antarctica at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and 26th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP).
The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, and the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat will organise these meetings in Kochi, Kerala, from May 20 to May 30, 2024.
The gathering has over 350 participants from nearly 40 nations, according to the Ministry of Earth Sciences press release.
The occasion was graced by the presence of Union Minister, Kiren Rijiju, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), today.
The ATCM and CEP are high-level global annual meetings conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Antarctic Treaty, a multilateral agreement of 56 Contracting Parties signed in 1959.
During these meetings, member countries of the Antarctic Treaty discuss issues pertaining to the science, policy, governance, management, preservation and protection of Antarctica.
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