Guide to the Records of Greenpeace Australia (Antarctic Campaign), 1981-1994

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9432
Creator:
Greenpeace Australia
Extent:
11.2 metres and (78 boxes, 1 folio box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Greenpeace Australia (Antarctic Campaign), National Library of Australia, MS 9432, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Restricted until access determined.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection provides a comprehensive record of the Greenpeace campaign and the international negotiations that took place in the 1980s to protect Antarctica in perpetuity as a reserve for science, wildlife, wilderness and peace. Antarctic themes covered by the collection include the impact of climate change, waste management, mineral exploration, wildlife protection, fishing and whaling, marine oil pollution, the environmental impact of scientific research, tourism, legal issues and the future of the Antarctic Treaty System. The collection documents Greenpeace's Antarctic Expeditions, Australia's Antarctic policy, national Antarctic research programs, and the lobbying work of other non-government organisations.

The collection comprises correspondence, discussion papers, submissions, meeting documents and reports, conference papers, articles, factsheets and information packages, newsletters, media releases, press cuttings and Greenpeace publications. Among the Greenpeace International documents included are submissions to the annual 'Question of Antarctica' debates in the General Assembly of the United Nations, and the annual Expedition Reports.

The treaties, international bodies and their meetings documented in the collection include the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the International Institute for Environment and Development, the Antarctic Treaty, the Madrid Protocol, the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, the Commission for the Convention on the Conservation of Marine Living Resources, and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs.

Provenance:

The Antarctic Campaign records of Greenpeace Australia were deposited in the Noel Butlin Archives Centre at the Australian National University in 1994. In 1999 they were transferred to the National Library.

Arrangement:

The file arrangement applied by the Noel Butlin Archives Centre has been retained by the National Library.

Indexed terms

Names:
Greenpeace Australia

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2305807).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Records of Greenpeace Australia (Antarctic Campaign), National Library of Australia, MS 9432, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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