Published by: World Tibet Network News, Tuesday, Jun 11, 1996

Submitted by jpmax@peg.apc.org

Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 08:04:57 -0400

Crisis on the Roof of the World

An International Conference on the Tibetan Environment

Powerhouse Museum Sydney Australia

28 September 1996

Keynote address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will present the keynote address at Endangered Tibet, an international conference on the Tibetan environment in Sydney, Australia. Presented by The Wilderness Society and the Australia Tibet Council, this conference will highlight how forty six years of military occupation by China has brought Tibet to the brink of environmental catastrophe. In an extensive day of presentations and workshops, Endangered Tibet will bring together leading activists and environmental organisations to work together on a national campaign to end this crisis on the roof of the world.

KEY CONFERENCE ISSUES

Nuclear testing and waste disposal Biodiversity and species depletion Deforestation and resource exploitation Rivers and downstream impacts Aid and Development Human Rights and the Environment

PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet Exiled spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people and Nobel Peace Prize winner. A tireless global advocate for nonviolence and world peace.

Galen Rowell

Internationally acclaimed wilderness photographer, writer and Tibet activist.

Dr Bob Brown

Senator for Tasmania, leader of the Australian Greens, and one of Australia's preeminent environmentalists.

CONFERENCE CONVENORS

The Wilderness Society is one of Australia's leading environmental bodies, with a mission to preserve, promote and protect wilderness. The Wilderness Society is campaigning to raise public awareness of the Tibetan environmental situation.

The Australia Tibet Council is Australia's national Tibetan advocacy organisation. As part of the international Tibet support network, the Australia Tibet Council works to promote the human rights of the Tibetan people and the protection of their culture and environment.

MORE INFORMATION

Endangered Tibet Conference

PO Box 928, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia

Tel: (02) 552 2788 Fax: (02) 552 1077