Antarctic Heritage Trust
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Currently the Antarctic Heritage Trust consists of two partners, the Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand)
which was formed in 1987 and the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
, founded in 1993. The Trust is a coalition established to promote the following stated goals:
Antarctic Heritage Trust (New Zealand)
The Antarctic Heritage Trust was founded in 1987 and is oldest member of the Antarctic Heritage Trust coalition. The AHT-NZ is an independent charitable trust based in Christchurch, New Zealand...
which was formed in 1987 and the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is a British charity, registered in 1993. The UKAHT is a member of the Antarctic Heritage Trust coalition. The UKAHT's Patron is HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal.The organization's stated goals are as follows:...
, founded in 1993. The Trust is a coalition established to promote the following stated goals:
- Promote awareness of the human history of Antarctica and its relevance to the modern world: and to that end
- Identify, restore, preserve and record historic sites in Antarctica, the structures on them and the artifacts, which they contain
- Restore, preserve and protect, where appropriate, other elements, including archival records, of the historical heritage of human endeavour in Antarctica
- Provide means by which interested people and organisations may contribute to the achievement to the achievement of the coalitions objectives
- Be guided by appropriate heritage management standards
- Conform to the principles, purposes and spirit of the Antarctic Treaty, in particular, annex V, Area Protection and Management, of the protocol on Environmental Protection of Antarctica (The Madrid Protocol); and to
- Cooperate with coalition partners, and others with Antarctic interests, to achieve these objectives.