Witness History
Witness History
Saving Antarctica
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February 21, 2020
9 minutes
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In October 1991, an international protocol to protect the world’s last wilderness, Antarctica, from commercial exploitation was agreed at a summit in Madrid. The agreement was the result of a long campaign by environmental organisations to stop oil and gas companies being allowed to explore the continent. Louise Hidalgo has been talking to Kelly Rigg from Greenpeace.
Picture: Blue icebergs in Antarctica (Credit: Getty Images)