Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country’s Environment

by David B. Lindenmayer (Editor), Stephen Dovers, Molly Hariss Olson

In Ten Commitments , leading environmental thinkers in Australia have written provocative chapters on environmental issues facing the country. The book is organized into three by ecosystem (deserts, rangelands), by sector (fisheries, forestry), and by cross-sector and cross-ecosystem themes.
Each chapter addresses the “What are the 10 key things that must be urgently addressed to improve Australia’s environment?”

Readily accessible using straightforward language, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the environment.

Features
· Key leaders of major fields are authors of the chapters
· All major themes of the nation’s environment are tackled
· Each chapter includes a “10 Key Issues” in dot point form for rapid perusal
· Chapters are short and to the point
· The book is ordered according to key areas of interest – key ecosystems, key sectors, cross-cutting themes

264 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

David Lindenmayer is a Professor at The Australian National University. He has worked on the conservation of forests and their wildlife for more than 35 years. He has published 45 books and over 1100 scientific papers, and has broad interests in conservation biology, landscape ecology, vertebrate ecology, forest ecology and woodland conservation. He has received numerous awards and is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow.