Environmental empact essessment procedure of the lake Vostok sampling as a tool of the Antarctic ecosistems protection

Abstract

The article analyzes the evolution of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures in the Antarctic. The provisions of various international instruments governing this procedure are compared with other models of EIA, on the basis of experience of application of environmental impact assessment procedure at Vostok lake, options to improve EIA in the Antarctic are provided.

Keywords

• Антарктика
• международное экологическое право
• ОВОС
• Протокол об охране окружающей среды 1991 г. к Договору об Антарктике 1959 г