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A Land Before Humans, a Land After Humans
Author(s): Mark Fisher (Author)
- Publisher: 5M Books Ltd
- Publication Date: 28 Feb. 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 280 pages
- ISBN-10: 1917159056
- ISBN-13: 9781917159050
Book Description
What happens when nature meets human ambition? Some species survive through conservation, some slip past our awareness, some vanish despite our best efforts—and some adapt, thriving in human-altered worlds.
A Land Before Humans, a Land After Humans uses New Zealand as a powerful case study to explore the complex issue of invasive species and human impact on ecosystems.
Key features:
- Explores New Zealand’s unique ecological history and vulnerability
- Examines the ethical dilemmas of species protection and eradication
- Highlights the ambitious Predator Free 2050 initiative
- Investigates the tension between conservation and resource use
- Ideal for students, researchers, and policymakers in ecology, ethics, and environmental science
A thought-provoking resource for understanding how humans shape—and are shaped by—the natural world.
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About the Author
Dr Mark Fisher is a recently retired scientist with a more than 40 years’ experience in farming, research and philosophy. He draws on history, literature, common understandings and personal experiences to create a distinctive narrative. Mark was until 2021 a Principal Adviser to the NZ Ministry for Primary Industries (formerly Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) and Director of Kotare Bioethics. He has been a board member of the Toi te Taiao: the Bioethics Council, the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC), and was the New Zealand chair of the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART).
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