Antarctic Treaty - CITES - IWC Flashcards
What was signed for making the Antarctic Continent a demilitarized zone to be preserved for scientific research only?
Antarctic Treaty
* on 1st December 1959
* was signed between 12 countries in Washington
* entered into force in 1961
HQ
Buenos Aires, Argentina
India entered Antartic Treaty on
1983
___ was the first Indian scientific research base station established in Antarctica, as a part of the Indian Antarctic Program
Dakshin Gangotri
____ is India’s second permanent research station in Antarctica
Maitri
was built and finished in 1989
Maitri is situated on the rocky mountainous region called
Schirmacher Oasis
India also built a freshwater lake around Maitri known as
Lake Priyadarshini
Antarctic Treaty and related agreements are collectively known as the
Antarctic Treaty System
___ is India’s first committed research facility
Bharti
in 2012
is located about 3000 km east of Maitri.
An ice-class vessel, it can cut through the thin ice of 40 cm depth and is the first Indian vessel to navigate Antarctic waters :
Sagar Nidhi
2008
India launched its first scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean in
2007
India has ____ for carrying out studies in disciplines like Glaciology, Atmospheric sciences & Biological sciences
“Himadri” at the Svalbard, Norway in July 2008
____is responsible for the country’s research activities in the Polar and Southern Ocean realms.
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
1998 , located in Goa
When the first Indian expedition to Antarctica was made?
1981
Which is a versatile ocean observing platform equipped with technologically advanced scientific equipment and related facilities.?
Ocean Research Vehicle (ORV) Sagar Kanya
Earlier name of NCPOR
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR)
___ is an Inter-governmental Organisation whose purpose is the conservation of whales and the management of whaling.
International Whaling Commission (IWC)
established in 1946
IWC introduced a prohibition on commercial whaling in (?)
1986
WHich Convention includes a legally binding Schedule which, amongst other things, sets out catch limits for commercial and aboriginal subsistence whaling.?
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
signed in 1946
____ is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
* Signed: 3 March 1973
* Effective: 1 July 1975
* HQ : Geneva, Switzerland
CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
World Wildlife Day has been celebrated every year on the
3rd of March
since 2013
