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Documents of the ATCM Relevant to Bioprospecting

The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004 to:

  • Support the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP);
  • Promote the official information exchange between the Parties of the Antarctic Treaty;
  • Collect, maintain and publish the records of the ATCM and the CEP; and
  • Provide information on the Antarctic Treaty system.
Year Region Title Summary
2008 Netherlands WP-004: Report of the ATCM Intersessional Contact Group to examine the issue of Biological Prospecting in the Antarctic Treaty Area. XXXI ACTM Kyiv 2008. WP-4: Report of the ATCM Intersessional Contact Group to examine the issue of Biological Prospecting in the Antarctic Treaty Area. Presented by the Netherlands.
2008 Belgium WP-011: An update on biological prospecting in Antarctica, including the development of the Antarctic Biological Prospecting Database. XXXI ACTM Kyiv 2008. WP-011: An update on biological prospecting in Antarctica, including the development of the Antarctic Biological Prospecting Database. Presented by Belgium.
2007 Netherlands, Belgium, France WP-036: Biological Prospecting in the Antarctic Treaty Area - Scoping for a Regulatory Framework. XXX ATCM New Delhi 2007. WP-036: Biological Prospecting in the Antarctic Treaty Area - Scoping for a Regulatory Framework. Presented by Netherlands, Belgium and France.
2007 Global IP-067: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica: Review, Update and Proposed Tool to Support a Way Forward. XXX ATCM New Delhi 2007. IP-067: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica: Review, Update and Proposed Tool to Support a Way Forward. Presented by UNEP. Written by UNU-IAS.
2006 France IP-13-FR: In search of a legal regime for bioprospecting in Antarctica. XXIX ATCM Edinburgh 2006. IP-13-FR: In search of a legal regime for bioprospecting in Antarctica. Presented by France.
2006 Argentina IP-112-AR: Argentine activities of bioprospecting and bioremediation in Antarctica. XXIX ATCM Edinburgh 2006. IP-112-AR: Argentine activities of bioprospecting and bioremediation in Antarctica. Presented by Argentina.
2006 Global IP-116-UNEP: Recent Trends in the Biological Prospecting. XXIX ATCM Edinburgh 2006. IP-116-UNEP: Recent Trends in the Biological Prospecting. Presented by UNEP. Written by S.A. Laird, R. Wynberg and S. Johnston, UNU-IAS.
2005 Spain IP-08-ES: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica. XXVIII ATCM Stockholm 2005. IP-08-ES: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica. Presented by Spain.
2005 New Zealand, Sweden WP-13-NZ, SV: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica. XXVIII ATCM Stockholm 2005. WP-13-NZ, SV: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica. Presented by New Zealand and Sweden.
2005 Global IP-93-UNEP: Recent Developments in Biological Prospecting Relevant to Antarctica. XXVIII ATCM Stockholm 2005. IP-93-UNEP: Recent Developments in Biological Prospecting Relevant to Antarctica. Presented by UNEP. Written by UNU-IAS.
2004 Global IP-106-UNEP: Industry Involvement in Antarctic Bioprospecting. XXVII ATCM Cape Town 2004. IP-106-UNEP: Industry Involvement in Antarctic Bioprospecting. Submitted by UNEP. Prepared by UNU-IAS.
2003 Global IP-047-NZ: Bioprospecting in Antarctica: An Academic Workshop. XXVI ATCM Madrid 2003. IP-047-NZ: Bioprospecting in Antarctica: An Academic Workshop.
2003 Norway, UK IP-075-UK, NO: The International Regime for Bioprospecting: Existing Policies and Emerging Issues for Antarctica. XXVI ATCM Madrid 2003. IP-075-UK, NO: The International Regime for Bioprospecting: Existing Policies and Emerging Issues for Antarctica. Submitted by Norway and the United Kingdom. Written by S. Johnston and D. Lohan, UNU-IAS.
2002 UK WP-043-UK: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica. XXV ATCM Warsaw 2002. WP-043-UK: Biological Prospecting in Antarctica. Submitted by the United Kingdom.
2005 Global Bioprospecting Marine Resources: Conservation Concerns and Management Implications XXVIII ATCM Stockholm 2005. Bioprospecting Marine Resources: Conservation Concerns and Management Implications. Written by IUCN. (See summary in IP-117: Report by IUCN submitted to the XXVIII ATCM)
1999 Global IP-123-SCAR: Scientific Research in the Antarctica. Prepared by SCAR. XXIII ATCM Lima 1999. IP-123-SCAR: Scientific Research in the Antarctica. Prepared by SCAR.