Antarctic sea ice, Weddell Sea.

Antarctic sea ice, Weddell Sea. © Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Mario Hoppmann

Political support for the Weddell Sea MPA

For several years, the WSMPA proposal has been supported by the German Bundestag and the EU Parliament.

 

G20 Environment Communiqué

https://www.g20.org/content/dam/gtwenty/about_g20/previous_summit_documents/2021/2021-07-22-ITG20-ENV-Final.pdf

Meetings of the G7 environment, climate and energy ministers

https://www.g7germany.de/g7-en/current-information/g7-environment-climate-ministers-2014900

Meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in Weissenhaus

See at the bottom of this webpage https://www.g7germany.de/g7-en/news/g7-articles/g7-foreign-ministers-2041004 under "Additional Information" the communiqué of the G7 Germany 2022 - Foreign Ministers (May 14, 2022) for downloading.

G7 Ocean Deal - Germany 2022

https://www.g7germany.de/resource/blob/997532/2155408/e4006b808cdf3fbb00f1120637fa989c/2022-12-22-g7-ocean-deal-data.pdf?download=1

Establishment of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0361_EN.html

Ocean conservation: EU takes lead in international effort to establish new Marine Protected Areas in Antarctica

https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/ocean-conservation-eu-takes-lead-international-effort-establish-new-marine-protected-areas-2021-04-28_en