Thirty-ninth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Nineteenth Committee on Environmental Protection Meeting
Santiago, Chile
23 May 2016 - 1 Jun 2016
The XXXIX Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) was held in Santiago, Chile, from the 23 May to 1 June 2016. The Meeting was chaired by Ambassador Alfredo Labbé (Chile). The XIX Meeting of the Committee on Environmental Protection (CEP) was held from 23 – 27 May and was chaired by Ewan McIvor (Australia). The Meetings were organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. Over 340 participants from the Antarctic Treaty Parties, experts, representatives of civil society and international observers attended the annual Meeting. The Meeting was inaugurated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, M. Heraldo Muñoz.