Multi-Year Strategic Work Plan for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
The Representatives,
Reaffirming the values, objectives and principles contained in the Antarctic Treaty and its Protocol on Environmental Protection;
Considering that a Multi-Year Strategic Work Plan (“Plan”) may contribute positively to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”), so that the ATCM focuses on matters of priority and timely importance, operates more effectively and efficiently and schedules its work appropriately;
Recalling ATCM XXXII in Baltimore (2009), where Antarctic Treaty Parties (“Parties”) expressed support for the development of a Plan;
Recalling Decision 3 (2012), which agreed to develop a Plan for the ATCM and which adopted Principles for the completion and development of the Plan;
Bearing in mind that the Plan is complementary to the ATCM agenda and that the Parties and other ATCM participants are encouraged to contribute as usual to other matters on the ATCM agenda;
Decide:
1. that the following Principles will guide implementation and further development of the Plan;
a. the Plan will reflect the objectives and principles of the Antarctic Treaty and its Protocol on Environmental Protection;
b. consistent with the operation of the ATCM, adoption of the Plan, inclusion of items on the Plan and decisions regarding the Plan, will be made by consensus;
c. the purpose of the Plan is to complement the agenda by assisting the ATCM to identify a limited number of priority issues and to operate more effectively and efficiently;
d. the Parties and other ATCM participants are encouraged to contribute as usual to other matters on the ATCM agenda;
e. the Plan will cover a rolling multi-year period, and should be reviewed at each ATCM and updated as necessary to reflect work still to be completed, new issues and changing priorities;
f. the Plan will be dynamic and flexible and will incorporate emerging issues as they arise;
g. the Plan will identify issues that require the collective attention of the ATCM, and that require discussion and/or decisions by the ATCM; and
h. the Plan should not interfere with the regular development of the ATCM agenda;.
2. to adopt the Plan annexed to this Decision, taking into account the need for further development of the multi-year concept of the Plan;
3. to designate Decision 3 (2012) as no longer current.
The Representatives,
Reaffirming the values, objectives and principles contained in the Antarctic Treaty and its Protocol on Environmental Protection;
Considering that a Multi-Year Strategic Work Plan (“Plan”) may contribute positively to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”), so that the ATCM focuses on matters of priority and timely importance, operates more effectively and efficiently and schedules its work appropriately;
Recalling ATCM XXXII in Baltimore (2009), where Antarctic Treaty Parties (“Parties”) expressed support for the development of a Plan;
Recalling Decision 3 (2012), which agreed to develop a Plan for the ATCM and which adopted Principles for the completion and development of the Plan;
Bearing in mind that the Plan is complementary to the ATCM agenda and that the Parties and other ATCM participants are encouraged to contribute as usual to other matters on the ATCM agenda;
Decide:
1. that the following Principles will guide implementation and further development of the Plan;
a. the Plan will reflect the objectives and principles of the Antarctic Treaty and its Protocol on Environmental Protection;
b. consistent with the operation of the ATCM, adoption of the Plan, inclusion of items on the Plan and decisions regarding the Plan, will be made by consensus;
c. the purpose of the Plan is to complement the agenda by assisting the ATCM to identify a limited number of priority issues and to operate more effectively and efficiently;
d. the Parties and other ATCM participants are encouraged to contribute as usual to other matters on the ATCM agenda;
e. the Plan will cover a rolling multi-year period, and should be reviewed at each ATCM and updated as necessary to reflect work still to be completed, new issues and changing priorities;
f. the Plan will be dynamic and flexible and will incorporate emerging issues as they arise;
g. the Plan will identify issues that require the collective attention of the ATCM, and that require discussion and/or decisions by the ATCM; and
h. the Plan should not interfere with the regular development of the ATCM agenda;.
2. to adopt the Plan annexed to this Decision, taking into account the need for further development of the multi-year concept of the Plan;
3. to designate Decision 3 (2012) as no longer current.
