'SAVING THE ANTARCTIC

WILDERNESS'
Author Dr J.G. Mosley: ISBN 9780 85881 2260 List Price $19.95

LESSONS FOR A BATTERED WORLD

2009 was the anniversary year of two important events in world environmental history -
the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 and Australia's decision in 1989 to veto the
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities and work instead
for a measure which would keep intact the Antarctic Wilderness (the Madrid Protocol of
1991). SAVING THE ANTARCTIC WILDERNESS focuses on the latter event and on the
pivotal role played by the Australian conservation movement in delivering this outcome.
Above all it is about the power of the community and the possibility of winning through
against all obstacles when one sticks to ones ideals and refuses to compromise. The
human penguins of the Antarctic demonstrations (see below) symbolise the 'people
power' which was so crucial in this great event. We are desperately in need of inspiration
if we are to begin to pick up the pieces of a battered World. SAVING THE ANTARCTIC
WILDERNESS may well change your perception of 'the possible'.

Picture: Giulio Saggin (Canberra Times, May, 3, 1989)

'Saving the Antarctic Wilderness' is available for $15.00 (cheque or money order), post
free in Australia from: either, Geoff Mosley - 'jandemosley@bigpond.com', at 90 Boyds
Road, Hurstbridge, 3099; Janet Copland - 'janethcopland@hotmail.com' at 98 Dominion
Road, Mt Martha, 3934; or, from Envirobook - 'pat@envirobook.com.au' at 7 Close St,
Canterbury, 2193. For overseas sales please email for further information.