The research on the management strategies of environmental protection and human activities for the Fildes Peninsula in Antarctica
In view of the intensification of global climate change and the increase of polar hu-man activities,the Antarctic and its ecosystem are facing unprecedented changes.The continu-ing concern of the international community to mitigate and adapt to these changes has prompted an ongoing call for an ecosystem-based approach to manage human activities in the Antarctic.In many sea areas around the world,Marine Spatial Planning has become an effective way to trans-form this concept into management practice,which could be a new tool for the comprehensive management of polar oceans.The Fildes Peninsula is the largest ice-free area in the Antarctic,which is characterised by high density of scientific research stations,abundant human activities and rich biodiversity.It is an ideal research area for the study of Antarctic ecological conserva-tion,human activities and spatial management.Combining with the 36th Chinese Antarctic scien-tific expedition,the environmental characteristics of Fildes Peninsula,such as natural environ-ment,biological distribution and regional protection,were systematically summarised;the main human activities and their environmental impacts,such as Antarctic station-based activities,Ant-arctic tourism,sea and air traffic,and commercial fishing were briefly analysed.On this basis,a practical study of Marine Spatial Planning on the Fildes Peninsula was carried out,and a zoning system consisting of 3"first-level functional zones"and 10"second-level functional zones"was proposed to realize effective protection of fragile ecological environment and scientific manage-ment of human activities in the Antarctic.It provides reference for the application of marine spa-tial planning in larger scale and wider scope in the Antarctic region.
the AntarcticFildes Peninsulaenvironment protectionhuman activitymarine spatial planning
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