Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 136 (Clark Peninsula, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica): 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 XIII-8 (1985), which designated Clark Peninsula, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 17 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 17;
· Measure 1 (2000), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 17;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 17 as ASPA 136;
· Measure 1 (2006) and Measure 7 (2009), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 136;

Recalling that Resolution 7 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 1 (2000) has not become effective yet;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 136;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 136 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 136 (Clark Peninsula, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 136 annexed to Measure 7 (2009) be revoked.