Description: An inspiring showcase of successful approaches and implementation methods for conservation.
Brief description: Peter Latch (Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy) has many years of experience within government protected area management, biodiversity planning and threatened species conservation agencies, and currently facilitates national recovery planning efforts for many Australian threatened species.
Review Quotes: "I think the key to the significance of this book is in its sub-title... [This book] should be required reading for anyone contemplating such a program, but if you just need a boost in these dark days then you could do worse than dipping in. This is good science, written accessibly, and good news."
Ian Fraser, Natural History Reviews Newsletter 26, June 2018
"It is an injection of optimism about what conservationist and the community can do to conserve our environment, especially threatened species."
Eren Delgado, Australasian Plant Conservation 27(2), September-November 2018
"Ambitious and aspirational, A Book of Hope showcases dozens of successful Australian conservation projects-and aims to lead the way for many hundreds more.
Cara Schultz, Australian Birdlife, June 2018
"The hope that may be derived from this book is not simply that some threatened species recovery actions may have successful outcomes; there is hope to be taken from the fact that these case studies were not simply the lucky ones, but that there are identifiable features of these projects that can be recognised and emulated. [T]his book represents a conservation practitioner's toolbox, a roadmap... that points to those factors that most influence the probability of a positive outcome."
Saul Cowen, Pacific Conservation Biology 24(4), December 2018
"In this time of bad news, A book of hope has come along at just the right time to remind us of all the good work that has been done so far for our threatened species. Although the campaign to recover our threatened species continues unendingly, the book serves to remind us of all the battles that have been won and what dedicated and supported people can achieve."
Dave Fleming, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 26(2), 2019
"This book provides a timely reminder that not all is lost, and that in fact there are many recovery projects supported by a multitude of dedicated professionals that have met with success."
Mark Antos, Australian Field Ornithology 38(118), July 2021
"Anyone involved in conservation work is all too familiar with the sea of discouraging realities among which one tries to stay afloat: ongoing species extinctions, global warming, lack of adequate funding, and political commitment, to name a few. Hope is needed, and this is exactly what Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A Book of Hope offers to the reader."
Tamara Vekich, AMSA Bulletin #208, June 2021