Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion say the Russian ship’s seismic surveys threaten marine life and violate treaty banning prospecting for oil and natural gas in the Antarctic
A member of Extinction Rebellion holds up a placard as the Akademik Alexander Karpinsky, a Russian polar explorer ship, arrives in Cape Town harbour, January 28 2023. Picture: SHELLEY CHRISTIANS/REUTERS
Several members of the Extinction Rebellion environmental group held banners reading “Hands off Antarctica” as the polar explorer ship Akademik Alexander Karpinsky arrived as scheduled in Cape Town’s port during the morning. A 1998 amendment to the 55-nation Antarctic Treaty, to which both Russia and SA are signatories, prohibits all mineral explorations and extractions in the region.
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