Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 108 (Green Island, Berthelot Islands, Antarctic Peninsula): 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 approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling
· Recommendation IV-9 (1966), which designated Green Island, Berthelot Islands, Antarctic Peninsula as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) 9;
· Recommendation XVI-6 (1991), which annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 9 as ASPA 108;
· Measure 1 (2002), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 108;
Recalling that Recommendation IV-9 (1966) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) has not become effective;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 108;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 108 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 108 (Green Island, Berthelot Islands, Antarctic Peninsula), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for ASPA 108 annexed to Measure 1 (2002) cease to be effective.