The ANTOSTRAT legacy: Science collaboration and international transparency in potential marine mineral resource exploitation of Antarctica
By: Alan Cooper, Peter Barker, Peter Barrett, John Behrendt, Giuliano Brancolini, Jonathan R. Childs, Carlota Escutia, Wilfried Jokat, Yngve Kristoffersen, German Leitchenkov, Howard Stagg, Manabu Tanahashi, Nigel Wardell, and Peter Webb
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Abstract
The Antarctic Offshore Stratigraphy project (ANTOSTRAT; 1989–2002) was an extremely successful collaboration in international marine geological science that also lifted the perceived “veil of secrecy” from studies of potential exploitation of Antarctic marine mineral resources. The project laid the groundwork for circum-Antarctic seismic, drilling, and rock coring programs designed to decipher Antarctica’s tectonic, stratigraphic, and climate histories. In 2002, ANTOSTRAT evolved into the equally successful and currently active Antarctic Climate Evolution research program. The need for, and evolution of, ANTOSTRAT was based on two simple tenets within SCAR and the Antarctic Treaty: international science collaboration and open access to data. The ANTOSTRAT project may be a helpful analog for other regions of strong international science and geopolitical interests, such as the Arctic. This is the ANTOSTRAT story.
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Cooper, A., Barker, P., Barrett, P., Behrendt, J., Brancolini, G., Childs, J.R., Escutia, C., Jokat, W., Kristoffersen, Y., Leitchenkov, G., Stagg, H., Tanahashi, M., Wardell, N., and Webb, P., 2011, The ANTOSTRAT legacy: Science collaboration and international transparency in potential marine mineral resource exploitation of Antarctica, chap. of Science Diplomacy: Antarctica, Science, and the Governance of International Spaces, p. 223-229, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.9781935623069.223.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | The ANTOSTRAT legacy: Science collaboration and international transparency in potential marine mineral resource exploitation of Antarctica |
| DOI | 10.5479/si.9781935623069.223 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Science Diplomacy: Antarctica, Science, and the Governance of International Spaces |
| First page | 223 |
| Last page | 229 |
| Other Geospatial | Antarctica |