ASOC attended the XXXII Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in Baltimore on April 6 -17.  This meeting marks the 50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, and ASOC hopes that the celebration of this milestone will help highlight both the successes of the Treaty and the need to continue to improve Antarctic governance. 

ASOC team at XXXII ATCM week 1: Left to right, Tina Tin, Rob Nicoll, Rodolfo Werner, Ricardo Roura, Jessica O’Reilly, Michele Perrault, James Barnes, Claire Christian, Karli Thomas, Lyn Goldsworthy, Richard Page, David Ainley [Not pictured:  Veronica Cirelli & Simon Walmsley.]

ASOC team at XXXII ATCM week 2: Left to right, Ricardo Roura, Richard Page, Karli Thomas, James Barnes, Claire Christian, Jessica O’Reilly, Michele Perrault, Veronica Cirelli, Rob Nicoll, Sian Prior [Not pictured:  Simon Walmsley.]

ASOC Executive Director Jim Barnes speaks about the importance of Antarctic research at the NGO reception hosted by the Pew Environment Group and WWF, and co-sponsored by ASOC and the IUCN.  Additional video of the reception available here.

Information Papers Submitted to the ATCM XXXII

-Report of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition

-Impacts of Local Human Activities on the Antarctic Environment:  A Review

-Policy Implications Arising from SCAR's Report:  Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment

-Marine Protected Areas in the Antarctic

-A Ross Sea MPA:  Preservation for Science

-Protecting the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem:  A Role for the ATCM

-Managing Antarctic Vessels - Avoiding Future Disasters

-Tourism and Land-Based Facilities in Antarctica

-Key Elements of a Strategic Vision for Antarctic Tourism

 ASOC also submitted discussion points to the first joint meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection and the Scientific Committee of CCAMLR.  Read our paper here.

Reports on the XXXII ATCM

Official ASOC Report on the XXXII ATCM

Press Releases

Antarctic Treaty Governments Fail on Climate Change,  Make Progress on Marine Protected Areas and Tourism Regulation 4.17.09

Posters produced by the ASOC team for the XXXII ATCM

Wilderness and Aesthetic Values of Antarctica

Celebrating Antarctica:  The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition 1979 - 2009

Celebrating Antarctica:  Issues Facing Antarctica in 2009

Celebrating Antarctica:  A Vision for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

ECO Newspapers Published at the XXXII ATCM

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Official Report of the ATCM 

The official report on the XXXII ATCM has been made available online by the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat and can be viewed here.