Manual of Regulations and Guidelines Relevant to Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities in the Antarctic Treaty area

The Representatives,

Considering the issues relating to tourism activities and compliance with current regulations;

Desiring to ensure that non-governmental activities in Antarctica be carried out in full compliance with the Antarctic Treaty and its Protocol on Environmental Protection;

Desiring to improve the efficiency of the Antarctic Treaty System and compliance with its legal framework;

Recalling Decision 6 (2019), through which it was agreed to create the Manual of Regulations and Guidelines Relevant to Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities in the Antarctic Treaty area (“the Manual”);

Decide:

to make available the two versions of the Manual and the Tourist Leaflet annexed to this Decision on the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) website, in its most appropriate section, so that they can be downloaded; and
consistent with Decision 6 (2019), the two versions of the Manual and the Tourist Leaflet will be simultaneously updated by the Secretariat upon request from the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”).