Revised Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing proposals for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments
The Representatives,
Noting that Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) provides for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) to adopt proposals to designate an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (“ASPA”) or an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (“ASMA”), to adopt or amend a Management Plan for such an area, or to designate an Historic Site or Monument (“HSM”), by a Measure in accordance with Article IX(1) of the Antarctic Treaty;
Conscious of the need to ensure clarity concerning the current status of each ASPA and ASMA and its Management Plan, and each HSM;
Recalling Resolution 3 (2008), which recommended that the Environmental Domains Analysis for the Antarctic Continent annexed to it, be used consistently and in conjunction with other tools agreed within the Antarctic Treaty system as a dynamic model for the identification of areas that could be designated as ASPA within the systematic environmental-geographical framework referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex V to the Protocol;
Recalling also Resolution 6 (2012), which recommended that the Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions, annexed to it, be used in conjunction with the Environmental Domains Analysis for the Antarctic Continent and other tools agreed within the Antarctic Treaty system to support activities relevant to the interests of the Parties, including as a dynamic model for the identification of areas that could be designated as ASPA within the systematic environmental-geographic framework referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex V to the Protocol;
Recalling also Resolution 5 (2015), and the report on identified Important Birds Areas in Antarctica;
Recalling also Resolution 1 (2008), which recommended that the Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing proposals for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments (“the Guide”), annexed to it, be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers;
Desiring to update the current version of the Guide annexed to Resolution 5 (2011), to reflect the further tools that could be used to identify protected areas within a systematic environmental-geographical framework;
Recommend that:
1. the revised Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing proposals for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments annexed to this Resolution be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers; and
2. the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty post the text of Resolution 5 (2011) on its website in a way that makes clear that it is no longer current.
The Representatives,
Noting that Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) provides for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) to adopt proposals to designate an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (“ASPA”) or an Antarctic Specially Managed Area (“ASMA”), to adopt or amend a Management Plan for such an area, or to designate an Historic Site or Monument (“HSM”), by a Measure in accordance with Article IX(1) of the Antarctic Treaty;
Conscious of the need to ensure clarity concerning the current status of each ASPA and ASMA and its Management Plan, and each HSM;
Recalling Resolution 3 (2008), which recommended that the Environmental Domains Analysis for the Antarctic Continent annexed to it, be used consistently and in conjunction with other tools agreed within the Antarctic Treaty system as a dynamic model for the identification of areas that could be designated as ASPA within the systematic environmental-geographical framework referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex V to the Protocol;
Recalling also Resolution 6 (2012), which recommended that the Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions, annexed to it, be used in conjunction with the Environmental Domains Analysis for the Antarctic Continent and other tools agreed within the Antarctic Treaty system to support activities relevant to the interests of the Parties, including as a dynamic model for the identification of areas that could be designated as ASPA within the systematic environmental-geographic framework referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex V to the Protocol;
Recalling also Resolution 5 (2015), and the report on identified Important Birds Areas in Antarctica;
Recalling also Resolution 1 (2008), which recommended that the Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing proposals for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments (“the Guide”), annexed to it, be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers;
Desiring to update the current version of the Guide annexed to Resolution 5 (2011), to reflect the further tools that could be used to identify protected areas within a systematic environmental-geographical framework;
Recommend that:
1. the revised Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing proposals for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments annexed to this Resolution be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers; and
2. the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty post the text of Resolution 5 (2011) on its website in a way that makes clear that it is no longer current.
