Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 159 (Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast): Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,
Recalling Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (“ASPA”) and the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling
- Measure 1 (1998), which designated the Cape Adare Historic Site and its environs as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No. 29 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 29 as ASPA 159;
- Measure 2 (2005), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 159;
Recalling that Measure 1 (1998) has not become effective;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 159;
Noting that Measure 9 (2010) withdraws Measure 1 (1998);
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 159 with the revised Management Plan;

Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:
That:
1) the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 159 (Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2) the Management Plan for ASPA 159 annexed to Measure 2 (2005) shall cease to be effective.