Ukhenketho eAntarctica lukhule ngokumangalisayo. Ngo-1985, bangamawaka nje ambalwa abantu abatyelela le ndawo kodwa ngexesha lika-2007/2008 bangaphezulu kwama-40,000 abatyeleleyo. Inani lamaqela lixhalabile ziziphumo zoku kuhluma kukhawulezayo ngokubhekisele kukhuseleko, okusingqongileyo, ubungakanani bezokhenketho kunye nokusilela kwezixhobo zemali zokubeka iliso kunye nokunyanzeliswa. Banamathandabuzo malunga nendlela oku kukhula okunokulungelelaniswa ngayo nemigaqo esisiseko yeNkqubo yeAntarctic yesiVumelwano i-ATS.
I-Antarctica ayililo ilizwe elizimeleyo kwaye ke umthetho kunzima. Ngezikhokelo ezingqongqo kunye neendlela zokuziphatha, umbutho we-Antarctic tour operators, IAATO, uye wakwazi ukuphelisa ezininzi iinkxalabo. Nangona kunjalo, lo mthetho wokuzilawula awusosiqinisekiso sishishini lezokhenketho elisempilweni eAntarctica.
Amalungelo abatyeleli
Isisombululo esinokubakho sesamalungelo abatyeleli abathengisayo, njengoko sele isetyenzisiwe kumgaqo-nkqubo wemozulu ngokurhweba ngamalungelo okukhupha i-CO2. Okokuqala, inani elipheleleyo lonyaka leentsuku zabakhenkethi eAntarctica ziya kusetwa. Ukuqinisekisa utshintsho olungenamagingxi-gingxi, obu buninzi buya kusetwa bungaphezulu kwelona nani leentsuku ezisetyenzisiweyo zabakhenkethi. Ngokukhawuleza ukuba ibango leentsuku zeholide e-Antarctica liphezulu kunelona liphezulu, amalungelo kwiintsuku aya kuba nexabiso elithile.
Ngokunikezela amalungelo kwi-ATS, ingeniso ingasetyenziselwa, umzekelo, ukubeka iliso kunye nokunyanzeliswa, imiba ekukho imali encinci ngayo ngoku. Amalungelo abatyeleli aya kuthengiswa: athengiswa kwelona bhidi liphezulu. Ke abathengi bakhululekile ukuba bathengise amalungelo ngakumbi. Oku kuyakuqinisekisa ukuba 'indawo' ekhoyo ngeentsuku zabakhenkethi iza kusetyenziselwa ezona ndlela zinengeniso zokhenketho. Le nkqubo yamalungelo okuthengisa abatyeleli anokuvumela iinjongo ezintathu ukuba zifezeke: ubungakanani bezokhenketho kwaye nezi ziphumo ziya kuncitshiswa, umthombo omtsha onqwenelekayo wenkxaso-mali uya kubakho ukubek'esweni kunye nokunyanzeliswa, kunye norhwebo lokhenketho kwingingqi yeAntarctic. iza kuhlala isempilweni ngokwasezimalini.
