As part of the antarctic treaty system, all facilities on antarctica are inspected. what is one reason there's a need for these inspections?
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a. to create more international opportunities
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b. to determine the economic value of common assets
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c. to exploit common resources for economic growth
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d. to ensure common resources are not overused
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D. To ensure common resources are not overused

Explanation:

The article of the antarctic treaty VII provides that all the consultative parties have a right to designate the observers and to undertake the inspection as of the protocol 14 of that provides the protection of the environment and to safeguard the ecological system.  Since 1963, about 9 inspections have been conducted by the teams by visiting the stations, facilities, the vessels, and the protected areas across a wide area of East Antarctica, The most recent Antarctica expedition treaty inspection was done in Dec 2016.