Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 126 (Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands): 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-10 (1966), which designated Byers Peninsula, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 10;
· Recommendation VIII-2 (1975), which terminated SPA 10, and Recommendation VIII-4 (1975), which redesignated the Area as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 6 and annexed the first Management Plan for the Site;
· Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 6;
· Recommendation XVI-5 (1991), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 6;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 6 as ASPA 126;
· Measures 1 (2002) and 4 (2011), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 126;
Recalling that Recommendation XVI-5 (1991) and Measure 3 (2001) had not become effective and were withdrawn by Measure 4 (2011);
Recalling that Recommendations VIII-2 (1975), X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and XVI-5 (1991) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 126;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 126 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 126 (Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 126 annexed to Measure 4 (2011) be revoked.
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-10 (1966), which designated Byers Peninsula, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 10;
· Recommendation VIII-2 (1975), which terminated SPA 10, and Recommendation VIII-4 (1975), which redesignated the Area as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 6 and annexed the first Management Plan for the Site;
· Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 6;
· Recommendation XVI-5 (1991), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 6;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 6 as ASPA 126;
· Measures 1 (2002) and 4 (2011), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 126;
Recalling that Recommendation XVI-5 (1991) and Measure 3 (2001) had not become effective and were withdrawn by Measure 4 (2011);
Recalling that Recommendations VIII-2 (1975), X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and XVI-5 (1991) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 126;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 126 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 126 (Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 126 annexed to Measure 4 (2011) be revoked.
