ANTARCTICA Understanding, Loving, and Protecting the White Continent serves as an introduction to the continent of the future. It explores Antarctica's origins, unique characteristics, flora and fauna, and the arrival of the first humans.
This book recounts the heroic era of Antarctic exploration, tracing its evolution toward the establishment of the Antarctic Treaty, which marked a paradigm shift and lay the foundation for a complex and everevolving system designed to maintain peace, protect the environment, and advance scientific research.
The book's most personal contribution comes in the final chapters, where the author presents his vision for the scope of Antarctic logistics and a possible road map for the continent's future.
CARLOS FLESIA
was born in Santa Fe, Argentina, in 1964 and is a retired Colonel of the Argentine Army Corps of Engineers. He holds an undergraduate degree in Strategy and Organization and a master's degree in International Relations and Conflict Resolution.
Carlos has extensive experience in planning and managing logistics operations in extreme environments, like those in Antarctica and in peace missions. He served as Chief in two Antarctica Stations (San Martin, 1996, and Esperanza, 2003).
He has directed R&D projects on implementing renewable energy in remote locations and contributed to major wind and solar energy initiatives.
Beyond leading large teams and managing substantial material resources, he has spent over a decade training future Argentine Antarctic station crews as Director of the Army Antarctic Command Training School.
He has also attended Antarctic Treaty Consultative.
Meetings and meetings of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, the Meeting of Managers of Latin American Antarctic Programs, and the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators.
He enjoys running, playing soccer and tennis, skiing, and mountaineering.
Today, he remains connected to Antarctica through his freelance work in the tourism industry.
