In a time when respect for and understanding of our environment are paramount, Leaf Litter is an excellent introduction to the intricate and complex relationships that exist

In Australia and around the world, the signs of global warming are

In the third Quarterly Essay for 2008, Professor Tim Flannery investigates the latest climate science

"This is a wonderful book that should be read by all Australians."
- Paul R. Ehrlich

Global

ON OUR WATCH : The Race to Save Australia's Environment
By Nicola Markus

Australia faces unique conservation challenges that most Australians do not know enough about. On

An Inconvenient Truth explained the challenges of climate change - in his new book Al Gore takes the issue to the next, harder

Greenhouse gases going up. Oil and gas depleting. House prices exploding. Overloading

Risk and the role of government and industry

A seasoned environmental educator and researcher addresses the issue of environmental policy over the last three decades and asks: How has government responded to environmental

Practical Conservation Biology covers the complete array of topics that are central to conservation biology and natural resource management, thus providing the essential framework for under-graduate

Exploring the Underwater World

Close encounters of an underwater kind

From the mangrove swamps of South-East Asia to the kelp forests

Salvage logging—removing trees from a forested area in the wake of a catastrophic event such

Saving Planet Earth is the BBC‘s follow–up to the multi award winning, international bestseller Planet Earth. The new 11 part

This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia. Why have our political leaders been so slow to

The hidden ecological crisis of the global ocean

Globally the oceans cover 71 per cent of the planet’s surface and contain 90

Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenland,

At just 15 Skye Bortoli is a passionate and highly awarded conservationist. Dedicated to the preservation of whales, Skye founded Teens Against Whaling when

This book is the first significant international attempt to outline and analyse how social assessment has been integrated within natural resource management institutions

An urgent and provocative call to action from the world's leading climate

A fascinating account of the recurring fights over Tasmania's natural resources that have torn its people apart for three decades.