WCC 2020 Res 107 - Activity Report

ASOC continues to build on it policy and advocacy work outlined in the previous work. This includes CCAMLR and the Antarctic Treaty/ ASOC actively participated in the recent Helsinki Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and will be in the CCAMLR Special meeting on MPAs in Chile the week of June 19. ASOC was co-sponsor of the Pew reception at Our Ocean Panama. ASOC has helped promote support for expansion of Southern OCean MPAs in G7 and G20 communiques.

ASOC mnet with the Chair of WCPA whens she was in DC and discussed IUCN and Antarctic and the Southern Ocean including resolution 107. There has been active communications since then. ASOC has also engaged with the PPC Chair. ASOC provided comments on the last Council agenda on IUCN and Anrtarctica and the Southern ocean including resolution 107 and referencing the 2009 IUCN strategy. ASOC participated in the IUCN 107 task force call and has proved comments on the TOR.