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

9421481沃顿将于1995年3月14日至17日在新墨西哥圣菲举行一次邀请讲习班，重点讨论南极洲麦克默多干谷陆地和水生生态系统的环境管理问题。讲习班的目的是召集30-40名在南极和北极及温带地区具有可比生态系统专门知识的科学家，讨论以对环境负责的方式管理麦克默多干谷的办法。讲习班的讨论将包括进行研究、环境监测和旅游业的潜在影响。举办这次研讨会的动机包括：(1)评估干谷中正在进行的研究项目对环境的潜在影响；(2)南极条约系统环境议定书的当前批准程序；(3)1992年第一批游客来到麦克默多干谷。讲习班的主要目标将是：(1)以生态系统为基础的麦克默多干谷科学活动管理方法；(2)在麦克默多干谷工作的科学家环境行为准则；(3)环境监测计划建议，包括可解决项目具体影响和累积影响的适当指标；(4)对干谷内地区或整个麦克默多干谷的管理计划建议。除了来自美国的科学家外，还将邀请许多外国科学家。研讨会的结构将使参与者有机会就每个主题提供意见和讨论。讲习班结束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.