Antarctica
Effort to establish world’s largest marine protected area in Antarctica Postponed….Again
Talks to create the world’s largest marine protected area in Antarctica have failed as the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) could not reach agreement due to critiques from state members Russia, Norway, China, and others. The proposals, discussed at a special session in Germany this month, call for networks of MPAs in the Ross Sea, proposed by New Zealand and the USA; and the Eastern Antarctic, proposed by Australia, France, and the European Union. The new protected areas, about 3.93 million square kilometres, would more than double the area of the world’s oceans that are protected. …
25 Jul 2013 | Article
CCAMLR members fall short on their obligations and leadership
IUCN deeply regrets that no new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were declared by the thirty first meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), despite Members’ commitment to do so. This is deeply unfortunate at a time when pressures on polar regions are higher than ever from growth in human activities such as resource extraction, shipping, and tourism. Combined with climate change and ocean acidification, there is an increasing need to ensure that ecosystem resilience and integrity is maintained and strengthened through such area-based measures. …
08 Nov 2012 | Article
