Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

Forty-second Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting - Twenty-second Committee for Environmental Protection Meeting

Prague, Czechia
1 Jul 2019 - 11 Jul 2019

From 2 to 11 July 2019, the Czech Republic hosted the XLII Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM). The meeting was chaired by Mr Martin Smolek (the Czech Republic). The XXII meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) was held from 1 to 5 July 2019 and was chaired by Ms Birgit Njåstad (Norway). The Meetings were organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Over 370 participants from the Antarctic Treaty Parties, experts, representatives of civil society and international observers attended the annual Meeting. The Meeting was opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Mr Tomáš Petříček. The Meeting welcomed Slovenia as a Party to the Antarctic Treaty, bringing the number of Parties to 54. The ATCM adopted the Prague Declaration on the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty. The Declaration, inter alia, reaffirms the commitment of the Consultative Parties to the principles and purposes of the Antarctic Treaty, including the protection and preservation of Antarctica.

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Measures, Decisions and Resolutions

  • Number

    Title

  • M1

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 123 (Barwick and Balham Valleys, Southern Victoria Land): Revised Management Plan

  • M2

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 128 (Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands): Revised Management Plan

  • M3

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 141 (Yukidori Valley, Langhovde, Lützow-Holm Bay): Revised Management Plan

  • M4

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 142 (Svarthamaren): Revised Management Plan

  • M5

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 151 (Lions Rump, King George Island, South Shetland Islands): Revised Management Plan

  • M6

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 154 (Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land): Revised Management Plan

  • M7

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 161 (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea): Revised Management Plan

  • M8

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 171 (Narębski Point, Barton Peninsula, King George Island): Revised Management Plan

  • M9

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 173 (Cape Washington and Silverfish Bay, Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea): Revised Management Plan

  • M10

    Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 4 (Deception Island): Revised Management Plan

  • M11

    Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 7 (Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin): Revised Management Plan

  • M12

    Revised List of Antarctic Historic Sites and Monuments: the Wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s vessel Endurance and C.A. Larsen Multiexpedition cairn

  • D1

    Redesign of the Format of the List of Historic Sites and Monuments

  • D2

    Notification by the Consultative Parties of the list of Observers under Article VII of the Antarctic Treaty and Article 14 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty through the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

  • D3

    Secretariat Report, Programme and Budget

  • D4

    Staff Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

  • D5

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

  • D6

    Manual of Regulations and Guidelines Relevant to Tourism and Non-Governmental Activities in Antarctica

  • D7

    Reviewing Requirements for Exchanging Information on Non-Governmental Expeditions

  • R1

    Revised Antarctic Clean-Up Manual

  • R2

    Site Guidelines for Visitors

  • R3

    Visitor Site Guidelines Assessment and Review Checklist

  • R4

    Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research’s Code of Conduct for the Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes in Antarctica

  • R5

    Reducing Plastic Pollution in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

  • R6

    Hydrographic Mapping of Antarctic Waters

  • R7

    SCAR’s Sixtieth Anniversary and the Role of SCAR in Providing Scientific Advice to Support the Work of the Antarctic Treaty System

  • O1

    Review of Management Plans for ASPA No 135, 136, 143, 160, 162, 169 and 175

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