Antarctica, a land that embodies the pinnacle of natural scenery, is one of the few locations in the world that is highly protected and treasured by every country and people from all across the globe. However, Antarctica is currently encountering major environmental problems because of tourism, and the scientists are debating whether Antarctica should or should not be closed to tourists to alleviate those environmental issues. As a tourist myself, I strongly advocate the idea that tourism should not completely be banned from the frozen continent and believe that there are many other alternative solutions.
To begin with, scientists can make new obligations for tourists that could potentially fix some environmental issues. For example, scientists can make doing environmentally friendly activities such as preserving plant life by placing fences around it, saving animals that seem to be in danger, and looking for trash and plastic mandatory for all tourists. Moreover, scientists can prohibit tourists from visiting scientific project sites to avoid visitors from accidentally bumping into important science equipment and encourage visitors to not visit places that have fragile icebergs to preserve the landscape. Those small actions could add up over time and can make Antarctica cleaner, full of healthy plants and animals, and overall a better place.
Secondly, tour companies should educate tourists on what they should really be aware of when visiting Antarctica. The tour companies can provide special courses regarding Antarctica’s geographical statistics, and that could help tourists acknowledge its fragile icebergs and locations where different animals are usually seen, which could prevent them from going near bear caves and accidentally stepping on penguin eggs that are covered in snow. Additionally, tour companies could hire a scientist specialized in researching Antartica in every trip to prevent those issues even further.
In conclusion, even though tourism has become a major problem in Antarctica, there are multitudes of different options to consider when solving this problem apart from stopping tourists from visiting the continent, such as encouraging them to do various activities that could improve the animal and plant life and educating tourists more about Antarctica. At the end of the day, Antarctica is without a doubt a remarkably beautiful snowy place, and everyone deserves an opportunity to experience the scenic beauty of it.