China’s changing position towards marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean: Implications for future Antarctic governance

• Main Authors: LIU, Nengye, BROOKS, Cassandra M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: China; Southern Ocean; Antarctica; Marine protected area; Asian Studies; Environmental Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4124; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6082/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S0308597X17308977_main.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The paper first briefly describes the negotiation process of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean. Then it examines China's changing position towards the establishment of a Ross Sea MPA, as proposed by the United States and New Zealand in the Commission for Conservation of Antarc...