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 Antarctic Specially Protected Areas within the systematic environmental-geographical framework referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex V of the Protocol;
Recalling also Resolution 1 (2008), which recommended that the Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing a proposal for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments, annexed to it, be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers;
Desiring to update the Guide appended to Resolution 1 (2008), to facilitate the collection of information to assist with the assessment and further development of the Antarctic protected areas system, specifically including the primary reason for designation of each ASPA and, where known, the main Environmental Domain represented by each ASPA and ASMA;
Recommend that:
1) the 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 replace the version appended to Resolution 1 (2008) and the updated version of the Guide be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers; and
2) the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat post the text of Resolution 1 (2008) on its website in a way that makes clear that it is no longer current.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 Antarctic Specially Protected Areas within the systematic environmental-geographical framework referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex V of the Protocol;
Recalling also Resolution 1 (2008), which recommended that the Guide to the presentation of Working Papers containing a proposal for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, Antarctic Specially Managed Areas or Historic Sites and Monuments, annexed to it, be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers;
Desiring to update the Guide appended to Resolution 1 (2008), to facilitate the collection of information to assist with the assessment and further development of the Antarctic protected areas system, specifically including the primary reason for designation of each ASPA and, where known, the main Environmental Domain represented by each ASPA and ASMA;
Recommend that:
1) the 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 replace the version appended to Resolution 1 (2008) and the updated version of the Guide be used by those engaged in the preparation of such Working Papers; and
2) the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat post the text of Resolution 1 (2008) on its website in a way that makes clear that it is no longer current.
