Antarctic Specially Managed Areas

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Antarctic Specially Managed Areas are designated regions in Antarctica where human activities are carefully coordinated and managed to protect environmental, scientific, and logistical values under the Antarctic Treaty System.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Antarctic Treaty System designation
environmental management tool
protected area designation
aimsTo facilitate compatible uses of Antarctic regions
maintain wilderness and aesthetic values
support long-term scientific research
appliesTo Antarctica
canInclude areas of high environmental sensitivity
logistics hubs
scientific research stations
tourism sites
categoryOf Antarctic area protection and management
designatedBy Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
differsFrom Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
doesNotNecessarily prohibit entry
emphasizes coordination rather than strict exclusion
feature coordinated management of activities
defined boundaries
identified values to be protected
mechanisms for cooperation among operators
site-specific management measures
governedBy Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
hasAbbreviation ASMA
hasScope regional-scale management in Antarctica
hasSingularForm Antarctic Specially Managed Area
implementedThrough agreed management measures by Parties
introducedIn 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection
isDefinedIn Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
languageOfTerm English
legalBasis Annex V, Article 4 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection
managedBy Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties
monitoredBy Parties operating in the area
partOf Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctic protected areas system
purpose coordination of human activities in Antarctica
minimization of environmental impacts
protection of environmental values
protection of logistical values
protection of scientific values
reduction of conflicts among different activities
relatedTo Antarctic Specially Protected Areas
requires management plan
subjectTo periodic review of management plans

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greenwich Island partOf Antarctic Specially Managed Area (nearby Discovery Bay)
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Deception Island protectedStatus Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) No. 4
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Admiralty Bay hasDesignation Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) No. 1
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Admiralty Bay hasProtectionStatus Antarctic Specially Managed Area
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Annex V Area Protection and Management defines Antarctic Specially Managed Area
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Antarctic Specially Managed Areas hasSingularForm Antarctic Specially Managed Area
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Whalers Bay partOf Antarctic Specially Managed Area of Deception Island
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Anvers Island hasProtectedAreas Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (nearby/associated)
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Committee for Environmental Protection worksOn Antarctic Specially Managed Areas system
subject linked to: CEP
linked to: Antarctic Specially Managed Areas
Antarctic Treaty area hasManagementTool Antarctic Specially Managed Areas