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Montevideo, April 18th 2024 - 11:27 UTC

Tag: Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

  • Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 07:43 UTC

    South Georgia welcomes a new Chief Executive Officer, Laura Sinclair Willis

    Laura enjoyed a successful career in the UK police service and the private sector, before moving into conservation as a member of the senior team with National Trust Wales

    After a thorough and competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced that the next Chief Executive will be Laura Sinclair Willis.

  • Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

    South Georgia Marine Protected Area enhancement, announced last December, comes into effect

    The enhanced measures include a large increase in the proportion of the 1.24 million km2 MPA within which all commercial fishing activity is prohibited

    Following an announcement in December 2018, a suite of enhancements to the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area (SGSSI-MPA) have now been signed into legislation by HM Commissioner Nigel Phillips CBE. The enhanced measures are designed to further conserve the rich biodiversity found within the ocean surrounding this sub-Antarctic UK overseas territory. The new measures build on the existing MPA designated in 2012 and are based on scientific evidence considered during the first 5-year review of the MPA.