Redesign of the Format of the List of Historic Sites and Monuments
The Representatives,
Recalling the requirements of Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty to maintain a list of current Historic Sites and Monuments (“HSM”), and that such sites “shall not be damaged, removed or destroyed”;
Recalling:
· Measure 9 (2016), which revised and updated the List of HSM;
· Resolution 2 (2018) on the Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica;
· Resolution 3 (2018) on 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;
Decide:
1. to incorporate the following new fields of information, in addition to the existing fields of “No.”, “Description”, “Location” and “Designation/Amendment”, to the List of HSM:
a. Name;
b. Type;
c. Conservation status;
d. Description of the historical context;
e. Applicable criteria in accordance with Resolution 3 (2009);
f. Management tools;
g. Photos;
h. Physical features of the environment and cultural and local context;
2. to invite the Parties to provide information for these new fields about the HSM in respect of which they have undertaken management with the aim of providing as much information as possible;
3. to ask the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) to create an online forum on the Committee on Environmental Protection (“CEP”) discussion forum where Parties undertaking management can share information relevant to an HSM to facilitate the drafting of a Working Paper by the relevant Parties for ATCM XLIII presenting a list of the HSM incorporating the new fields of information;
4. to update the revised List of HSM attached to Measure 12 (2019) in order to incorporate the new fields of information after ATCM XLIII so as to allow the Parties sufficient time to provide the new information; and
5. to request the Secretariat to modify, after ATCM XLIII, the information fields of the List of HSM on its webpage, including geographical co-ordinates of the HSM and other resources that it may develop.
The Representatives,
Recalling the requirements of Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty to maintain a list of current Historic Sites and Monuments (“HSM”), and that such sites “shall not be damaged, removed or destroyed”;
Recalling:
· Measure 9 (2016), which revised and updated the List of HSM;
· Resolution 2 (2018) on the Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica;
· Resolution 3 (2018) on 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;
Decide:
1. to incorporate the following new fields of information, in addition to the existing fields of “No.”, “Description”, “Location” and “Designation/Amendment”, to the List of HSM:
a. Name;
b. Type;
c. Conservation status;
d. Description of the historical context;
e. Applicable criteria in accordance with Resolution 3 (2009);
f. Management tools;
g. Photos;
h. Physical features of the environment and cultural and local context;
2. to invite the Parties to provide information for these new fields about the HSM in respect of which they have undertaken management with the aim of providing as much information as possible;
3. to ask the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) to create an online forum on the Committee on Environmental Protection (“CEP”) discussion forum where Parties undertaking management can share information relevant to an HSM to facilitate the drafting of a Working Paper by the relevant Parties for ATCM XLIII presenting a list of the HSM incorporating the new fields of information;
4. to update the revised List of HSM attached to Measure 12 (2019) in order to incorporate the new fields of information after ATCM XLIII so as to allow the Parties sufficient time to provide the new information; and
5. to request the Secretariat to modify, after ATCM XLIII, the information fields of the List of HSM on its webpage, including geographical co-ordinates of the HSM and other resources that it may develop.
