Saving the Reef

Name: Saving the Reef
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702265754
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The human story behind one of Australia's greatest environmental treasures

By Rohan Lloyd

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Saving the Reef by Rohan Lloyd explores the historical and cultural significance of the Great Barrier Reef, focusing on its environmental challenges and the conservation efforts being made to protect it. The book delves into how human actions have imperilled this natural wonder and examines the complex relationships between people and marine ecosystems. Through a blend of science and storytelling, Lloyd highlights both the urgency and hope in the fight to safeguard the reef for future generations.
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You might enjoy this book if you're passionate about the environment and interested in the intricate dynamics of marine ecosystems. It offers an insightful exploration of the challenges facing one of the world's most iconic natural wonders, interwoven with historical, scientific, and personal perspectives that illuminate the complexities of conservation efforts.

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An original and potent social history of the Great Barrier Reef

While in the past Australians wrestled with what the Reef is, today they are struggling to reconcile what it will be... To do this, we need to understand the Reef's intertwining human story.

The Great Barrier Reef has come to dominate Australian imaginations and global environmental politics. In Saving the Reef, environmental historian Rohan Lloyd charts the social history of Australia's most prized yet vulnerable environment, from the relationship between First Nations peoples and colonial settlers, to the Reef's most portentous moment—the Save the Reef campaign launched in the 1960s.

Through this gripping historical narrative and interwoven contemporary essays, Lloyd reveals how the scale of damage caused to the Reef has forced twenty-first-century Australia to reconsider what 'saving' the Reef really means.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702265754

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 227.0mm

Weight: 374g

Pages: 288

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Rohan Lloyd Science & Nature

About the Author

Rohan Lloyd is a historian who specialises in North Queensland and Australian environmental history. He has published histories on the Great Barrier Reef, North Queensland and Australian environmentalism. Rohan works as an English teacher at Ignatius Park College in Townsville and is an adjunct lecturer at James Cook University. This is his first book.