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;

Recalling Decision 3 (2012) on the Multi-year Strategic Work Plan (“the Plan”) and its principles;

Bearing in mind that the Plan is complementary to the agenda of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) and that the Parties and other ATCM participants are encouraged to contribute as usual to other matters on the ATCM agenda;

Desiring to increase the efficiency of the ATCM;


Decide:

1. to adopt the Plan annexed to this Decision, which will no longer be current at the end of ATCM 49;

2. that the Plan annexed to Decision 7 (2025) is no longer current;

3. to discontinue the practice of adopting Plans by way of Decisions from ATCM 49 onwards; and

4. to request the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (“the Secretariat”) to continue its practice regarding posting Plans on its website.