Rohani Mohd Shah

Advancing “antarctica science diplomacy” beyond traditional boundaries in developing state environmental protection law for better quality of life

Science Diplomacy: the use of scientific collaborations among nations to address the common problems facing 21st century humanity and to build constructive international partnerships to deal with the common problem that is applicable to deal with the common problem internally or internationally.

The role of Malaysia under the Antarctic Treaty and Madrid Protocol

The Antarctic Treaty 1959 is the body that governs the Antarctic continent which plays an important role of preserving Antarcticas pristine environment. The Antarctic Treaty utilizes several environmental agreements namely Madrid Protocol to minimize the negative impacts of activities in the icy continent. Malaysia has been continuously expanding the Antarctic based research executed by local scientists since 1980s. Furthermore, Malaysia has officially joined the force in preserving the Antarcticas environment in 2011 by acceding the Antarctic Treaty and the Madrid Protocol. Thus, persistent efforts have been carried out in developing Malaysias Antarctic Act to comply with both the Antarctic Treaty and the Madrid Protocol.