Workshop on Environmental Management of the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, March 14-17, 1995, Santa Fe, New Mexico

9421481沃顿商学院将于1995年3月14-17日在新墨西哥州的圣达菲举办一次关于南极洲麦克默多干旱河谷陆地和水生生态系统环境管理的邀请性研讨会。研讨会的目的是将30-40名在南极和北极和温带地区具有类似生态系统专长的科学家聚集在一起，讨论以对环境负责的方式管理麦克默多干谷的方法。研讨会的讨论将围绕研究、环境监测和旅游业的潜在影响展开。举办这一研讨会的动机包括：(1)评估正在进行的干旱山谷研究计划对环境的潜在影响；(2)目前《南极条约体系环境议定书》的批准程序；(3)1992年第一批游客抵达麦克默多干旱山谷。研讨会的主要目标是：(1)以生态系统为基础的方法管理麦克默多干河谷的科学活动，(2)为在麦克默多干河谷工作的科学家制定环境行为守则，(3)对环境监测计划提出建议，包括适当的指标，以解决项目的具体影响和累积影响，以及(4)对干河谷区域或整个麦克默多干河谷的管理计划提出建议。除了来自美国的科学家外，还将邀请许多外国科学家。研讨会的安排将使与会者有机会就每个专题提供意见和进行讨论。讲习班之后将出版和分发一份报告。

9421481 Wharton An invitational workshop focusing on the environmental management of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica will be held March 14-17, 1995 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The purpose of the workshop is to bring together 30-40 scientists with expertise in the Antarctic and comparable ecosystems in Arctic and temperate regions to discuss the approaches to management of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in an environmentally responsible manner. Workshop discussions will encompass the conduct of research, environmental monitoring, and potential effects of tourism. The impetus for holding this workshop includes: (1) assessing the potential environmental impact of the on-going research programs in the dry valleys, (2) the current ratification process for the Environmental Protocols of the Antarctic Treaty System, and (3) the arrival in 1992 of the first tourists to visit the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The major objectives of the workshop will be to develop: (1) an ecosystem- based approach for managing the conduct of scientific activities in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, (2) a code of environmental conduct for scientists working in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, (3) recommendations for an environmental monitoring program, including suitable indicators, that can address project specific impacts and cumulative impacts, and (4) recommendations for management plans for regions within the dry valleys or for the McMurdo Dry Valleys as a whole. In addition to scientists from the United States, numerous foreign scientists will be invited. The workshop will be structured to allow participants an opportunity to provide input and discussion on each topic. A report will be published and distributed following the workshop.