自从2009年开始，该委员会的成员和一些观察员组织就已经开展了建设性的工作在南极洋建立一个海洋保护区系统，南极洋指的就是围绕南极洲的那片海洋。该委员会成员一直致力于建立这么一个海洋保护区系统来实现2002年召开的“可持续发展全球峰会”所设立的目标。

“可持续发展全球峰会”致力于呼吁全世界的国家到2012年时都建立自己的海洋保护区系统，这样全球的所有海洋都可以得到保护了，而“南极洲海洋生物资源保护委员会”当时也承诺到2012年时，会在南极洋地区建立这样的一个海洋保护区系统。为了实现这一承诺，该委员会的成员们进行了大量的科学分析，成立特别的工作小组以及展开了具有针对性的外交磋商。

At last year’s CCAMLR meeting, experts advised that the science on the ecosystems of the Ross Sea and East Antarctica was sufficient to move forward with creating MPAs in those areas. In the case of the Ross Sea, there is a long, impressive record of important scientific research, and the ecosystem itself has been identified as one of the most pristine marine ecosystems remaining on the planet. In fact, it’s difficult to imagine a more ideal candidate for protection. East Antarctica is a vast region with many significant populations of seabirds and marine mammals plus unique bioregions – again, an obvious area to protect.

在本周举行的25国“南极洲海洋生物资源保护委员会”会议上，有120万人要求这25个国家的政府采取措施来保护南极洲海洋生态系统（由24个国家和欧盟一起组成）。其中，从生态意义上来说最重要的两个地区分别是罗斯海（南太平洋深入南极洲的大海湾）和南极东部地区，这些国家中的大多数都响应了人们的号召并准备采取措施对这两个地区的部分保护区的生态进行保护。可不幸的是少数国家在中国的领导下不断地阻挠这些议案的通过。

CCAMLR requires consensus on all decisions, which allows a small minority to stifle the aims of the majority.

“南极洲海洋生物资源保护委员会”采取的是全体通过制，也就是说只要有少数人不同意，那么就没有办法通过议案了。

Since 2009, CCAMLR members and observer organizations have worked constructively to develop a system of marine protected areas （MPAs） in the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica. CCAMLR members pledged to develop this network to help fulfill the targets set by the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development （WSSD）。 The WSSD targets call for countries around the world to establish representative networks of MPAs throughout the world’s oceans by 2012, and CCAMLR agreed that it would create such a network in the Southern Ocean by that time. This pledge was followed up with intensive scientific analysis, special workshops, and targeted diplomatic engagement. 

(责编：牛宁)