Chilean Legal regulation for Tourism in Antarctica

Authors

  • Carolina Flores Barros Universidad de Chile

Abstract

As tourism rates in Antarctica increases, and its activities becomes more diverse, the environmental risks rises. The Antarctic Treaty System provides a legal framework, through Environmental Impact Assessment. This paper describes how this topic has been regulates within the Antarctic Treaty System and how Chile has implemented it in its policies and law.

Keywords:

Antarctica, Environmental Impact Assessment, Tourism, Antarctic Treaty System, Environmental Protocol, IAATO

Author Biography

Carolina Flores Barros, Universidad de Chile

Lawyer, Universidad de Chile. Assistant of the Department of International Law of the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Chile.