Carbon pollution reduction scheme

Department of Climate Change

This White paper, with the subtitle Australia's Low Pollution Future, outlines the government proposals for action since climate change poses a substantial threat to Australia’s economy and our way of life.

Australia faces a choice. We can either wait and leave our children and grandchildren to face the full impacts of climate change, or we can take responsible action now by investing I the industries and jobs of the future. – foreword


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Too close for comfort

Edited by Daniel Lunney, Adam Munn and Will Meikle

This publication contains papers concerning encounters with wildlife which were presented at the Forum of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW and cover encounters with - koalas, possums, kangaroos, bandicoots, flying foxes, dolphins, sea lions, whales, eagles, magpies, dingoes, cats, roadkills, tourism and zoos, all with a strong urban emphasis

It is well worth reading the strongly worded foreword which outlines exactly what it fails to cover.

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Ecology and conservation of Australian bell frogs

Edited by Ross Goldingay and Will Osborne

This special issue of Australian Zoologist contains the papers resulting from a symposium on Bell frogs held in 2006 at Sydney Olympic Park. Papers include accounts of the ecology of two bell frog species as well as descriptions of projects which address their management and conservation requirements.

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Mine Closure 2007

Editors, Andy Fourie, Mark Tibbett and Jacques Wiertz

“This volume contains the proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Mine Closure held 16-19 October in Santiago, Chile, hosted by Gecamin Ltd. A total of 89 pee reviewed papers written by authors from 20 countries are presented in this volume. The publication also includes the four plenary presentations and the opening ceremony keynote address by Andy Fourie and Mark Tibbett entitled Post-Mining Landforms – Engineering a Biological System.” – back cover
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Systematics and taxonomy of Australian birds

by Les Christidis and Walter E. Boles.

"This book presents an up-to-date classification of Australian birds. Building on the authors 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories, it incorporates the extensive volume of relevant systematic work since then. The findings of these studies are summarised and evaluated in the explanations for the taxonomic treatments adopted, and with the extensive citations, it serves as a comprehensive introduction to the recent systematic literature of Australian birds."--Publisher.
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The state of Australia’s birds 2008

Compiled by Penny Olsen

“This report is an overview of the status of Australia’s birds, the threats they face and the conservation actions taken. This 2008 report focuses on trends in bird populations revealed by about 50 long-term monitoring programs running for up to 40 years. ... Although the report deals with birds, the findings have much broader implications for nature and society – birds are indicators of national quality of life. The latest results show that populations of many common bird species are in decline, evidence that the natural environment is continuing to be eroded through over-use, underinvestment and its care and restoration, and undervaluing of its importance” – author’s preface.
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Changing sea levels

David Pugh

"Changing Sea Levels is a basic sea level text for all related interdisciplinary studies. It presents an introduction to measurement techniques including satellite altimetry, tidal analysis and prediction, storm surges and flooding risks, and discusses how they are estimated. The author explains the concepts involved in understanding and forecasting future sea level changes and impacts. Examples and illustrations are drawn from all around the world as befits the global nature of the topic."
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