Revised Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica
The Representatives,
Recalling that Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) provides for sites or monuments of recognised historic value to be listed as Historic Sites and Monuments (“HSM”), which “shall not be damaged, removed or destroyed”;
Recalling also Measure 23 (2021), which adopted the reformatted List of HSM;
Recalling further Resolution 3 (2009), which recommended that the Guidelines for the designation and protection of HSM be used by Parties as guidance on questions related to the designation, protection and preservation of historic sites, monuments, artefacts and other historic remains in Antarctica;
Recalling furthermore Resolution 2 (2018), which recommended that the non-mandatory Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica be used by Parties as additional guidance on questions related to the assessment and management of sites/objects with heritage values in Antarctica;
Noting the growing expertise in the management of Antarctic heritage values;
Desiring to support Parties, where appropriate, to develop Conservation Management Plans to appropriately balance environmental protection and heritage conservation considerations in the management of HSM;
Welcoming the work of the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) to develop guidance for conservation management planning for HSM, for inclusion in the Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica;
Recommend that their Governments:
1. replace the Guidelines annexed to Resolution 2 (2018) with the Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica annexed to this Resolution;
2. use the revised Guidelines as additional guidance on questions related to the assessment and management of sites/objects with heritage values in Antarctica; and
3. request the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty to post the text of Resolution 2 (2018) on its website in a way that makes clear that it is no longer current.
The Representatives,
Recalling that Article 8 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) provides for sites or monuments of recognised historic value to be listed as Historic Sites and Monuments (“HSM”), which “shall not be damaged, removed or destroyed”;
Recalling also Measure 23 (2021), which adopted the reformatted List of HSM;
Recalling further Resolution 3 (2009), which recommended that the Guidelines for the designation and protection of HSM be used by Parties as guidance on questions related to the designation, protection and preservation of historic sites, monuments, artefacts and other historic remains in Antarctica;
Recalling furthermore Resolution 2 (2018), which recommended that the non-mandatory Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica be used by Parties as additional guidance on questions related to the assessment and management of sites/objects with heritage values in Antarctica;
Noting the growing expertise in the management of Antarctic heritage values;
Desiring to support Parties, where appropriate, to develop Conservation Management Plans to appropriately balance environmental protection and heritage conservation considerations in the management of HSM;
Welcoming the work of the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) to develop guidance for conservation management planning for HSM, for inclusion in the Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica;
Recommend that their Governments:
1. replace the Guidelines annexed to Resolution 2 (2018) with the Guidelines for the assessment and management of Heritage in Antarctica annexed to this Resolution;
2. use the revised Guidelines as additional guidance on questions related to the assessment and management of sites/objects with heritage values in Antarctica; and
3. request the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty to post the text of Resolution 2 (2018) on its website in a way that makes clear that it is no longer current.
