At the Britain meeting of the two Antarctica Treaty nations, Australia and Paris proposed that Antarctica be turned into a wilderness park and that the Minerals Convention of 1988 , which took six years to negotiate be scrapped. Britain and France refused to discuss this proposal and insisted upon implementing the convention, which creates a framework for mining under strict environmental guidelines, by discussing clauses that would apportion liability in the case of mining pollution. Both side refused to compromise by would not destroy the 30 year old Antarctic Treaty by walking out. Another two meetings will be held in Chile six years .
At the Paris meeting of the 39 Antarctica Treaty nations, Australia and France proposed that Antarctica be turned into a wilderness park and that the Minerals Convention of 1988, which took six years to negotiate be scrapped. Britain and the United States refused to discuss this proposal and insisted upon implementing the convention, which creates a framework for mining under strict environmental guidelines, by discussing clauses that would apportion liability in the case of mining pollution. Both side refused to compromise by would not destroy the 30 year old Antarctic Treaty by walking out. Another two meetings will be held in Chile next year.