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This summer, more than 50 cruise ships will brave the two-day trip across Drake Passage below Patagonia, destined for Antarctica.
During the COVID summer of 2020-21, just 15 tourists visited the icy continent. This summer, 100,000 tourists are expected to make the trip.
Today, the University of Tasmania’s Elizabeth Leane and her colleagues examine what all those visitors mean for Antarctica and its fragile ecosystems. They tell us as tourism grows, so will environmental impacts such as pollution from cruise ship funnels, and invasive species brought in on visitors’ boots and clothes.
But done well, tourism in Antarctica can have a very low environmental impact. And there’s a big upside for nature: tourists often return with a new appreciation for Earth’s precious wild places.
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Nicole Hasham
Energy + Environment Editor
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