Defending the Little Desert: The Rise of Ecological Consciousness in Australia
The Little Desert dispute of 1968 was a watershed in Australian environmental politics, marking the beginning of a new consciousness of nature.
The Little Desert dispute of 1968 was a watershed in Australian environmental politics, marking the beginning of a new consciousness of nature.
As cane-growers in Gordonvale grew concerned about crop damage caused by French cane beetles, Australia’s Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations decided to introduce the cane toad to Australia, where it soon became a plague.
State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World examines the policy changes needed to combat climate change and explores the economic benefits that could flow from the transition.
In State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy, researchers with the Worldwatch Institute and other leading experts highlight an array of economic innovations that offer new opportunities for long-term prosperity.
State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future examines changes in the ways cities are managed, built, and lived in that could tip the balance towards a healthier and more peaceful urban future.
State of the World 2006 provides a special focus on China and India and their impact on the world as major consumers of resources and polluters of local and global ecosystems.
Wild Earth 2, no. 3 about the Endangered Species Act, saving the Lynx, bioregionalism, and America’s last woodland caribou.
Wild Earth 1, no. 2, with the issue theme “The New Conservation Movement,” on reforming the Sierra Club, grizzly hunting in Montana, and an Ancient Forest Reserve proposal for the Mendocino National Forest.
Wild Earth 1, no. 3 with essays on hydro development in North America, trans-boundary ecosystem preservation, the central Appalachian wilderness, and the need for deep ecological language.
Wild Earth 1, no. 4. on Canadian wilderness laws and national parks, how a proposed copper mine in Canada is threatening the rivers Tatshenshini and Alsek, and the hidden costs of developing natural gas reserves.