Final Report of the Thirty-third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting ANTARCTIC TREATY CONSULTATIVE MEETING Final Report of the Thirty-third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting Punta del Este, Uruguay 3–14 May 2010 Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Buenos Aires 2010 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (33rd : 2010 : Punta del Este) Final Report of the Thirty-third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. Punta del Este, Uruguay, 3–14 May 2010. Buenos Aires : Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty, 2010. 292 p. ISBN 978-987-1515-12-7 1. International law – Environmental issues. 2. Antarctic Treaty system. 3. Environmental law – Antarctica. 4. Environmental protection – Antarctica. DDC 341.762 5 ISBN 978-987-1515-12-7 Contents VOLUME 1 (in hardcopy and CD) Acronyms and Abbreviations 9 PART I. FINAL REPORT 11 1. Final Report 13 2. CEP XIII Report 115 3. Appendices 227 Headquarters Agreement for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty 229 Preliminary Agenda for ATCM XXXIV 241 PART II. MEASURES, DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 243 1. Measures 245 Measure 1 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 101 (Taylor Rookery, Mac.Robertson Land): Revised Management Plan 247 Measure 2 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 102 (Rookery Islands, Holme Bay, Mac.Robertson Land): Revised Management Plan 249 Measure 3 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 103 (Ardery Island and Odbert Island, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land): Revised Management Plan 251 Measure 4 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 105 (Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea): Revised Management Plan 253 Measure 5 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 106 (Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea): Revised Management Plan 255 Measure 6 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 119 (Davis Valley and Forlidas Pond, Dufek Massif, Pensacola Mountains): Revised Management Plan 257 Measure 7 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 139 (Biscoe Point, Anvers Island, Palmer Archipelago): Revised Management Plan 259 Measure 8 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 155 (Cape Evans, Ross Island): Revised Management Plan 261 Measure 9 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 157 (Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island): Revised Management Plan 263 Measure 10 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 158 (Hut Point, Ross Island): Revised Management Plan 265 Measure 11 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 159 (Cape Adare, Borchgrevink Coast): Revised Management Plan 267 Measure 12 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 163 (Dakshin Gangotri Glacier, Dronning Maud Land): Revised Management Plan 269 Measure 13 (2010) Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 164 (Scullin and Murray Monoliths, Mac.Robertson Land): Revised Management Plan 271 Measure 14 (2010) Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 7 (Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin): Revised Management Plan 273 Measure 15 (2010) Antarctic Historic Sites and Monuments: Plaque Commemorating the PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant at McMurdo Station 275 2. Decisions 277 Decision 1 (2010) Compilation of Key Documents of the Antarctic Treaty System 279 Decision 2 (2010) Secretariat Reports, Programme and Budgets 281 Annex 1: Financial Report for 2008/09 283 Annex 2: Estimate of Income and Expenditures 2009/10 301 Annex 3: Secretariat Programme 2010/11 303 Decision 3 (2010) Revised Rules of Procedure for the Committee for Environmental Protection 317 Annex: Revised Rules of Procedure for the Committee for Environmental Protection 319 Decision 4 (2010) Liability arising from Environmental Emergencies 325 Decision 5 (2010) Letters to UNFCCC, IPCC, WMO and IMO on the SCAR ACCE Report 327 Annex: Letters to UNFCCC, IPCC, WMO and IMO 329 3. Resolutions 331 Resolution 1 (2010) Site Guidelines for visitors 333 Annex: List of Sites subject to Site Guidelines 335 Resolution 2 (2010) The contribution of the IPY to hydrographic knowledge of waters of the Antarctic Treaty area 337 Resolution 3 (2010) Revised Antarctic inspection Checklist “A” 339 Annex: Checklist “A” Antarctic Stations and Subsidiary Installations 341 Resolution 4 (2010) SCAR Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment Report 363 Resolution 5 (2010) Co-ordination among Antarctic Treaty Parties on Antarctic proposals under consideration in the IMO 365 Resolution 6 (2010) Improving the co-ordination of maritime search and rescue in the Antarctic Treaty area 367 Resolution 7 (2010) Enhancement of port State control for passenger vessels bound for the Antarctic Treaty area 369 VOLUME 2 (in CD only) PART II. MEASURES, DECISIONS AND RESOLUTIONS (Cont.) 4. Management Plans ASPA 101 – Taylor Rookery ASPA 102 – Rookery Islands ASPA 103 – Ardery Island and Odbert Island ASPA 105 – Beafort Island ASPA 106 – Cape Hallett ASPA 119 – Davis Valley and Forlidas Pond ASPA 139 – Biscoe Point ASPA 155 – Cape Evans ASPA 157 – Backdoor Bay ASPA 158 – Hut Point ASPA 159 – Cape Adare ASPA 163 – Dakshin Gangotri Glacier ASPA 164 – Scullin and Murray Monoliths ASMA 7 – Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin PART III. OPENING AND CLOSING ADDRESSES AND REPORTS 1. Statements at the Signing of the Headquarters Agreement for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Statement by Jorge Taiana, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Argentina Statement by Dr Roberto Puceiro, Chair of the ATCM XXXIII 2. Reports by Depositaries and Observers Report of the USA as Depositary Government of the Antarctic Treaty Report of the UK as Depositary Government of CCAS Report of Australia as Depositary Government of CCAMLR Report of Australia as Depositary Government of ACAP Report by the CCAMLR Observer Report of SCAR Report of COMNAP 3. Reports by Experts Report of ASOC Report of IAATO Report of IHO PART IV. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FROM XXXII ATCM 1. Abstract of SCAR Lecture 2. List of documents Working Papers Information Papers Secretariat Papers 3. List of Participants Consultative Parties Non Consultative Parties Observers, Experts and Guests Secretariat Acronyms and Abbreviations ACAP Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels ASOC Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition ASMA Antarctic Specially Managed Area ASPA Antarctic Specially Protected Area ATS Antarctic Treaty System or Antarctic Treaty Secretariat ATCM Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting ATCP Antarctic Treaty Consultative Party CAML Census of Antarctic Marine Life CCAMLR Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and/or Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resourcess CCAS Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals CEE Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation CEP Committee for Environmental Protection COMNAP Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes EIA Environmental Impact Assessment HCA Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica HSM Historic Site and Monument IAATO International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators ICG Intersessional Contact Group ICSU International Council for Science IEE Initial Environmental Evaluation IHO International Hydrographic Organization IMO International Maritime Organization IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IP Information Paper IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPY International Polar Year IPY-IPO IPY Programme Of# ce IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources RFMO Regional Fishery Management Organisation SATCM Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting SCAR Scienti# c Committee on Antarctic Research 9
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