Submitted by
claire.CHRISTIAN
on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 18:52
General Information
Resolution
46449
IUCN Constituent
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Period covered
Geographic scope
Antarctica
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
WWF-Australia ( Australia )
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand ( New Zealand )
The Pew Charitable Trusts ( United States of America )
IUCN Secretariat
No
II. Implementation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
ASOC and its member organizations have been advocating for the creation of marine protected areas in many of the countries involved in Antarctic marine governance, and have attended the annual meetings of the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to advocate for MPA creation.
Status
On-going
Activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description and results/achievements of activities:
ASOC continues to advocate for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) to expand the system of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs). ASOC representatives attended a workshop prior to the 2019 ATCM along with representatives of Antarctic Treaty nations to discuss practical ways to implement a systematic conservation planning (SCP) process for creating additional ASPAs.
Status
On-going
Activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description and results/achievements of activities:
ASOC hosted scientific workshops on MPAs in China and Korea in the summer of 2019.
Status
Completed
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
Countries have differing opinions on what protected areas should look like and on how much time the ATCM and CCAMLR should spend discussing the creation of new protected areas.
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
Many countries have stated support for designating new protected areas at the ATCM and CCAMLR. However, a systematic conservation planning process has yet to be initiated by the ATCM, and CCAMLR has not designated any new protected areas since the Ross Sea was designated in 2016.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Policy influencing/advocacy
Description
ASOC and its members will continue to raise the profile of Antarctic MPAs so that CCAMLR Members take steps to achieve consensus on the designation of MPAs at the 2020 CCAMLR meeting.
Future action / activity
Scientific/technical activities
Description
ASOC will continue to host scientific/technical workshops related to the creation of protected areas.
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Member