The Coral Battleground - Tapa blanda

"Wonderful and timely to see this lovely new edition of a classic book that every Australian should own. In it Judith tells the inspiring David and Goliath story of how she and a group of friends took on massive forces of greed and destruction that threatened the existence of the Great Barrier Reef and won. Australia urgently needs this new call to arms." --Iain McCalman, author, "The Reef: A Passionate History"

"Political intrigue, shifting allegiances, dirty deeds, and more, Judith Wright records the environmental struggles of the 1970s, and the people's movement to preserve the Great Barrier Reef--for a time. Today, as the reef faces new threats, her book provides inspiration and a how-to guide for a new generation of activists, for whom the beauty of the reef matters most deeply." --Rosaleen Love, author, "Reefscape"

"It will come as a surprise to most people that so many of the issues confronted in the 1960s by the doughty campaigners against drilling for oil on the barrier reef are still alive. We will have to be as determined and as persistent as they if we are to protect what is now a World Heritage Site from pollution, dredging, dumping, coral bleaching and pest species." --Germaine Greer, author, "White Beech"

Teaming with marine life and with more than 130,000 square miles of spectacular coral reefs, sand cays, and islands, the Great Barrier Reef is Australia’s most precious marine possession. The Coral Battleground tells the story of a small group of dedicated conservationists in Queensland—John Büsst, Judith Wright, Len Webb, and others—who fought to save the Ellison Reef from coral-limestone mining and the Swain Reefs from oil exploration. First published in 1977, this book tells of how the group swelled to encompass scientists, trade unionists, and politicians throughout Australia, and led in 1976 to the establishment of a guardian body: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. A must read for all those who consider themselves environmental custodians, this book is the story of a group of activists who beat the odds to successfully campaign for Mother Nature.