Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

Fortieth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Twentieth Committee for Environmental Protection Meeting

Beijing, China
22 May 2017 - 1 Jun 2017

The 40th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM XL) was held in Beijing, China, from 23 May to 1 June 2017. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. The 20th Meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) was held from 22 to 26 May 2017 and was chaired by Mr. Ewan McIvor (Australia). The meetings were co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the State Oceanic Administration of China. Over 400 participants from the Antarctic Treaty Parties, observers and invited experts from international organizations attended the annual Meeting. His Excellency Mr. Zhang Gaoli, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People‘s Republic of China, officially opened the ATCM XL. His Excellency Mr. Yang Jiechi, State Councilor of the State Council of the People‘s Republic of China, met with all delegates.

Final Report

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Том I
Том I

Measures, Decisions and Resolutions

  • Number

    Title

  • M1

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 109 (Moe Island, South Orkney Islands): Revised Management Plan

  • M2

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 110 (Lynch Island, South Orkney Islands): Revised Management Plan

  • M3

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 111 (Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, South Orkney Islands): Revised Management Plan

  • M4

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 115 (Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land): Revised Management Plan

  • M5

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 129 (Rothera Point, Adelaide Island): Revised Management Plan

  • M6

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 140 (Parts of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands): Revised Management Plan

  • M7

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 165 (Edmonson Point, Wood Bay, Ross Sea): Revised Management Plan

  • M8

    Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 5 (Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, South Pole): Revised Management Plan

  • D1

    Subsidiary Group of the Committee for Environmental Protection on Climate Change Response (SGCCR)

  • D2

    Guidelines on the procedure to be followed with respect to Consultative Party status

  • D3

    Measures withdrawn

  • D4

    Procedure for Appointing Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Working Group Chairs

  • D5

    Secretariat Report, Programme and Budget

  • D6

    Appointment of the Executive Secretary

  • D7

    Multi-Year Strategic Work Plan for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting

  • R1

    Guidance Material for Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) designations

  • R2

    SCAR’s Code of Conduct for the Exploration and Research of Subglacial Aquatic Environments

  • R3

    Revised Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions

  • R4

    Green Expedition in the Antarctic

  • R5

    Establishment of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area

  • R6

    Guidelines on Contingency Planning, Insurance and Other Matters for Tourist and Other Non-Governmental Activities in the Antarctic Treaty Area

  • C1

    Procedures for intersessional CEP consideration of draft CEEs

  • O2

    Procedure upon receiving invitations from the U.N. Secretariat

1 M1, M2, M3…: Measures
D1, D2, D3…:Decisions
R1, R2, R3…:Resolutions