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The '''[[Minister of the Environment]]''' was a cabinet-level position in the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] of [[Westarctica]] from 2005 - 2010. Westarctica's first Minister of the Environment was Eduard Versluijs, the Baron of [[Mount Andrus|Andrus]].
The '''[[Siple War]]''', also known as the '''Great Micronational Antarctic War''' was a [[micronation|micronational]] conflict between the [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], Finismund, Marie State, and the Grand Duchy of [[Westarctica]] that began on 29 January 2009 and was officially ended by Flandrensis and Finismund on 1 June 2009. The conflict gained significant notoriety in the international community was even mentioned in a Dutch travel magazine.


When he first became a member of the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]], Eduard was keenly interested in pursuing automated defense forces in the waters of the [[Southern Ocean]]. To this end, he was made Chief of the Robotics and Surveillance Branch of the [[Minister of Defense|Ministry of Defense]].
The conflict was sparked by a controversy over territorial claims, with both nations claiming sovereignty over [[Siple Island]] and [[Marie Byrd Land]] and neither being willing to recognize the other's claims. On 24 September 2010 Westarctica and the opposing nations signed an agreement called the [[West-Antarctic Treaty]]. The [[Duke of Waesche]] accepted the treaty on behalf of Westarctica and declared that Westarctica would recognize all Antarctic [[micronations]] and would join the [[Antarctic Micronational Union]].


After making some radical proposals for automated squid-like robots that would monitor the security of Westarctica from underwater, the Baron saw the practical application for automated monitoring of the oceanic environment and requested that his project be moved from the Ministry of Defense to the Ministry of the Environment. As no such ministry existed at that time, [[Grand Duke Travis]] created it and placed Eduard at its head.
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