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Conservation Week

Download Austral Ark for FREE until the end of September!

The State of Wildlife in Australia and New Zealand

Edited by: Adam Stow, Macquarie University, Sydney, Norman Maclean, University of Southampton and Gregory I. Holwell, University of Auckland

Bringing together the contributions of leading conservation biologists, Austral Ark presents the special features and historical context of Austral biota, and explains what is being conserved and why. The threatening processes occurring worldwide are discussed, along with the unique conservation problems faced at regional level. At the same time, the book highlights many examples of conservation success resulting from the innovative solutions that have been developed to safeguard native species and habitats in both New Zealand and Australia. Austral Ark fills an important gap regarding wildlife gains and declines, and how best to take conservation forward to keep this extraordinary area of the world thriving.

  • A unique synthesis by Australia and New Zealand's leading conservation biologists about wildlife gains and declines in this area
  • Provides an insight into the threatening processes occurring worldwide as well as the unique conservation problems faced in this region
  • Highlights Australia and New Zealand's many historical and contemporary environmental differences as well as commonalities
  • Includes special boxes emphasising examples and case studies, offering 'real world' examples of the key issues and solutions

Conservation on the Cambridge Core Blog

  • Poisonous pitohuis as pets
  • 30 January 2025, Vincent Nijman
  • The latest Paper of the Month for Bird Conservation International is Poisonous pitohuis as pets and is available as open access.  In our line of work, we come across new trends in the use of wildlife.…...
  • Why forest transitions aren’t always sustainable
  • 08 January 2025, Christian A Kull
  • Stopping and reversing deforestation is a top priority across the tropics. Numerous policies and programs try to stem forest clearance, encourage tree planting,...

1584 Blog

  • Shifting Currents: Navigating Energy Transitions Policy for Security and Defence?
  • 30 January 2025, Paula Kivimaa
  • We have seen a relatively rapid progress of the energy transition in recent years, with increased adoption of wind and solar power, electrification of heating The post Shifting Currents: Navigating Energy Transitions Policy for Security and Defence? first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
  • What Does it Mean for Human Behavior to be Heritable?
  • 23 October 2024, Eric Turkheimer
  • The headline shouts, “Genetics is a big reason divorce runs in families.” It is common nowadays to hear that some surprising aspect of human behavior is “heritable.” The post What Does it Mean for Human Behavior to be Heritable? first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....
  • Can Regulatory Shaming Save the Planet?
  • 22 April 2024, Sharon Yadin
  • Imagine if the government ranked banks according to their investments in the oil and gas industries or rated and labelled food and clothing companies based The post Can Regulatory Shaming Save the Planet? first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....

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