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Image: NASA Goddard Space Flight, NASA, 2013

On October 27, the world’s leading Antarctic experts agreed to a 1.5 million square kilometer Marine Protected Area for Antarctica’s, Ross Sea.

After four years of intense negotiations, all signatory partners accepted and finalised the deal.

The agreement is being celebrated as a watershed moment for the establishment of more Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica.

 

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