Conservation Week
NATURE NEEDS US
Join us from 14–22 September to celebrate 50 years of Conservation Week!
With more than 4,000 species threatened or at risk, nature needs us to take action now.
Cambridge University Press are supporting Conservation Week 2019
by offering a range of journal articles and book chapters for FREE until the end of September.
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
Featured Journals
- Journal
Bird Conservation International
- Journal
The Canadian Entomologist
- Journal
Global Sustainability
FREE Chapters
- Book
Conservation
Other Featured Titles
Conservation on the Cambridge Core Blog
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A Global Call to Action for Mediterranean Climate Research
- 10 October 2024,
- In our 2024 paper, “Integrative Research of Mediterranean Climate Regions: A Global Call to Action“ we highlight the need for a collaborative, interdisciplinary...
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Record high sea surface temperatures: a rising threat to seabirds
- 02 July 2024,
- Global sea surface temperatures are rising and have hit record high values in recent months. This potentially threatens seabirds, their prey and their habitats,...
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Biodiversity, multi-level governance and policy implementation in Europe: a comparative analysis at the subnational level
- 03 April 2024,
- International efforts to protect biodiversity date back to the 1970s in the form of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and regional legal instruments like...
1584 Blog
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What Does it Mean for Human Behavior to be Heritable?
- 23 October 2024,
- 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....
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Can Regulatory Shaming Save the Planet?
- 22 April 2024,
- 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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The Truth About Energy is the truth about change.
- 08 March 2024,
- A quick Internet search reveals various Truth About books: on nutrition, cancer, Covid, vinyl records, lies, …, to name a few. But whose truth should we believe, The post The Truth About Energy is the truth about change. first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press....