This list of resources and references is divided into seven sections. The first section, entitled General Resources, covers material relevant to Eco-Justice globally, even if specific books carry a local focus.

The remaining sections deal with material more relevant to specific provinces in the (restructured) Congregation of Christian Brothers, and so they are headed: Africa, Europe, India, North America, Oceania, Region America Latina. Each of these sections is further divided into:
  • material relevant to the whole province (some of these are shared with the list in the General section),
  • that which is specific to local ecosystems within that province,
  • and that which is related to Indigenous groups within that province.

    General Resources

    Bergin, Helen; Smith, Susan (eds) 2004 Land and Place: He Whenua, He Wahi –spiritualities from Aotearoa New Zealand. Accent Publications, Auckland, NZ.
    Berry, Thomas The Great Work
Berry, Thomas 1990 The Dream of the Earth. Sierra Club Nature & Natural Philosophy Library, San Francisco, CA.
    Berry, Thomas; Swimme, Brian The Universe Story

    Boff, Leonardo
    Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor 

    Boff, Leonardo
    Ecology and Liberation
    Bryson, Bill 2003
    A Short History of Nearly Everything. Doubleday, London.
    Cheetham, Nicholas c2005 Universe: a journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos. Smith-Davies Publishing, London.
    Coelho, Mary Conrow Awakening Universe, Emerging Personhood: the power of contemplation in an evolving universe.
    COMHAR (The National Sustainable Development Partnership) nd Principles for Sustainable Development. COMHAR, Dublin.
    Corcoran, Peter Blaze; Vilela, Mirian; Roerink, Alide (eds) 2005 The Earth Charter in Action: toward a sustainable world. KIT Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. publishers@kit.nl
    Cullinan, Cormac 2003 Wild Law: a manifesto for Earth Justice. Green Books, Dartington, UK.
    Earth Council A Quiet Revolution [DVD] classix@cox.net
    Earthcare Books 2006
    Books and Information Catalogue. Earthcare Books, Kolkata. www.earthcarebooks.com
    EarthSong Collective EarthSong Journal: perspectives in ecology, spirituality and education
    Edwards, Denis 1991 Jesus and the Cosmos. St Paul Publications, Mahwah, NJ.
    Edwards, Denis 1999 The God of Evolution: a trinitarian theology. Paulist Press, New York.
    Giono, Jean 2004 The Man Who Planted Trees. Earthcare Books, Kolkata.
    Global Warming Group of JPIC Promoters 2002 Global Warming and Climate Change: an issue for religious today. Integrity of Creation JPIC Promoters, Roma. jpicclimatechange@yahoo.co.uk
    Gottlieb, Roger S (ed) 1996 This Sacred Earth. Routledge, London.
    Hilton-Barber, Brett; Berger, Lee 2004 Field Guide to the Cradle of Humankind: Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs World Heritage Site. 2nd ed. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.
    JPIC Promoters, Rome www.ofm-jpic.org
    Kima, David (ed) 2005 Christians Caring for the Environment: a handbook of principles and practice. Evangelical Alliance of Papua New Guinea, Mt Hagen, WHP, Papua New Guinea.
Macy, Johanna Coming Back to Life
    Morrow, Rosemary The Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture
    Nussbaum, Martha C 2006 Frontiers of Justice: disability, nationality, species membership. The Belknap Press (Harvard University Press), Cambridge, Mass.
    O’Murchu, Diarmuid Catching up with Jesus
    O’Murchu, Diarmuid Evolutionary Faith
    Ramakrishnan, P S 2001 Ecology and Sustainable Development. National Book Trust, New Delhi.
    Rynkiewich, Michael (ed) 2001 Land and Churches in Melanesia: issues and contexts. Point No. 25 Melanesian Institute, Goroka, PNG.
    Sophia Centre (Oaklands, California) www.hnu.edu/sophia/info.html
    Storti, Craig 1990 The Art of Crossing Cultures. Intercultural Press Inc, Yarmouth, ME.
    Suresh, K T; Liyakhat, Syed; Roy, Saroop (eds) 2002 Indigenous Peoples, Wildlife and Ecotourism: emerging issues and trends. Equations, Bangalore.
    Swimme, Brian The Powers of the Universe [DVD, 10 parts]
    Swimme, Brian The Universe is a Green Dragon
    The Earth Charter Commission 2000 The Earth Charter [www. earthcharter.org]
    Wackernagel, Mathis; Rees, William Our Ecological Footprint: reducing human impact on the earth. New Catalyst Bioregional Series, New Society Publishers.
    Vaney, Neil 2004 Christ in a Grain of Sand: an ecological journey with the Spiritual Exercises. Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana.
    Wilber, Ken 1995 Sex, Ecology and Spirituality: the spirit of evolution.
    Wright, Robert 2001 Nonzero: history, evolution and human cooperation. Abacus, London.

    Africa

    GENERAL
    Some, Melidoma Patricia nd The Healing Wisdom of Africa: finding life and purpose through nature, ritual and community. Thursons (HarperCollins), London.
    Williams, Gracie (ed) 2003 A Call to Love for National Development. Love One Another Campaign, Sierra Leone, Freetown.

    ECOSYSTEMS
    Branch, Bill 2001 Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers (New Holland), Cape Town.
    Branch, Bill 2005 Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of East Africa. Struik Publishers (New Holland), Cape Town.
    Dharani, Najma 2006 Field Guide to Acacias of East Africa. Struik Publishers (New Holland), Cape Town.
    Grant, Rina; Thomas, Val 2000 Sappi Tree Spotting: Bushveld, including Pilanesberg and Magaliesberg. Jacana Media, Johannesburg.
    Hilton-Barber, Brett; Berger, Lee 2004 Field Guide to the Cradle of Humankind: Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai and Environs World Heritage Site. 2nd ed. Struik Publishers (New Holland), Cape Town.
    Leeming, Jonathan 2003 Scorpions of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers (New Holland), Cape Town.
    Leroy, Astri; Leroy, John 2003 Spiders of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers (New Holland), Cape Town.
    Sapieha, Teresa 1989 Wayside Flowers of East Africa. Teresa Sapieha, Nairobi.
    Smith, Gideon 2003 First Field Guide to Aloes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers(New Holland), Cape Town.
    Smith, Gideon 2004 First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers(New Holland), Cape Town.
    Van Jaarsveld, Ernst; Van Wyk, Ben-Erik; Smith, Gideon 2005 Succulents of South Africa: a guide to the regional diversity. Sunbird Publishing, Cape
    Town.

    Europe

    GENERAL
    COMHAR (The National Sustainable Development Partnership) nd Principles for Sustainable Development. COMHAR, Dublin.
    Giono, Jean 2004 The Man Who Planted Trees. Earthcare Books, Kolkata.
    Schumacher College www.schumachercollege.org.uk
    ECOSYSTEMS
    Harrison, Peter 1987 Seabirds of the World: a photographic guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
    Humphries, C J; Press, J R; Sutton, D A 2004 Trees of Britain and Europe (The Hamlyn Guide). Octopus Publishing Group, London.
    Nelson, Charles 2001 Wild Plants of Connemara and West Mayo: a souvenir and simple pocket guide to the flowers and ferns. Strawberry Tree, Dublin.

    India

    GENERAL

    Earthcare Books 2006 Books and Information Catalogue. Earthcare Books, Kolkata. www.earthcarebooks.com
    Jain, Kahama; Gupta, O P; Mukherjee, K 2005 Environmental Education – 9. Geeta Publishing House, Delhi.
    Ramakrishnan, P S 2001 Ecology and Sustainable Development. National Book Trust, New Delhi.
    Sarabhai, Kartibeya V; Raghonathan, Meena; Kandilla, Kalyani 1998 Greening Formal Education: concerns, efforts and future directions. Centre of Environmental Education, Ahmadabad.
    Satprem 1996 The Great Sense: Sri Aurobindo and the future of the Earth. The Mother’s Institute of Research, Delhi, and Mira Aditi, Mysore.

    ECOSYSTEMS

    Harrison, Peter 1987 Seabirds of the World: a photographic guide. Princeton
    University Press, Princeton, NJ.
    Krishen, Pradip 2006 Trees of Delhi: a field guide. Dorling Kindesley (India),
    London.
    Mathur, S M 2003 Physical Geology of India. National Book Trust India, New Delhi.
    Shetty, B V; Kaverippa, K M,; Bhat, K Gokalakrishna 2002 Plant Resources of the Western Ghats and the Lowlands of Dakshina, Kannada and Udupi Districts. Pilikala Nisarga Dhama Society, Moodeeshedde, Mangalore.
    Stainton, Adam 1988 Flowers of the Himalayas: a supplement. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
    Suresh, K T; Liyakhat, Syed; Roy, Saroop (eds) 2002 Indigenous Peoples, Wildlife and Ecotourism: emerging issues and trends. Equations, Bangalore.

    North America

    GENERAL
    Environment Canada 2006
    Web Guide: to environmental learning for young Canadians. Environment Canada, Montreal.
    Storti, Craig 1990 The Art of Crossing Cultures. Intercultural Press Inc, Yarmouth, ME.

    ECOSYSTEMS
    Bohm, Bruce A 2004 Hawaii’s Native Plants. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu, HI.
    Dickinson, Timothy; Metsger, Deborah; Bull, Jenny; Dickinson, Richard 2004 The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
    Erickson, Terrell A; Puttock, Christopher F 2006 Hawaii Wetland Field Guide: an ecological and identification guide to wetlands and wetland plants of the Hawaiian Islands. US Environmental Agency, Honolulu, HI.
    Fischer, Pierre C 1989 Seventy Common Cacti of the Southwest. Southwest Park and Monument Association, Tucson, Arizona.
    Fisher, Chris; Acorn, John 1998 Birds of Alberta (Lone Pine Field Guide). Lone Pine Publishing, Alberta.
    Government of Canada 2003 Species at Risk Act: a guide. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada), Montreal.
    Hanson, Jonathan; Hanson, Roseann Beggy 1997 Fifty Common Reptiles and Amphibians of the Southwest. Western National Parks Association, Tucson, Arizona.
    Harrison, Peter 1987 Seabirds of the World: a photographic guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
    Johnson, Derek; Kershaw, Linda; MacKinnon, Andy; Pojar, Jim 1995 Plants of the Western Boreal Forest and Aspen Parkland. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, Alberta.
    MacCulloch, Ross 2002 The ROM Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
    Peterson, Roger Tory; Chalif, Edward L 1993 A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador. Houghton Miflin Co, Boston.
    Petrides, George; Petrides, Olivia 1998 A Field Guide to Western Trees: western United States and Canada. Houghton Miflin Co, Boston.
    Pratt, H Douglas 1996 A Pocket Guide to Hawaii’s Birds. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu, HI.
    Pratt, H Douglas 1998 A Pocket Guide to Hawaii’s Trees and Shrubs. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu, HI.
    Rainforest Publications (ed) 2005 Northwest Field Guide: Puget Sound, Georgia Straits, Inside Passage to Glacier Bay. www.rainforestpublications.com
    Randall, John E 1996 Shore Fishes of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
    Sohmer, S H; Gustafson, R 2004 Plants and Flowers of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI.
    Spellenberg, Richard 2003 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers: a field guide to common species of the Sonoran Desert. Falcon (Globe Pequot Press), Guildford, Connecticut.
    Steadman, David W 2006 Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
    Whistler, W Arthur 1994 Wayside Plants of the Islands: a guide to the lowland flora of the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, Guam, Belau, Isle Botanica, Honolulu, HI.

    Oceania

    GENERAL

    Bergin, Helen; Smith, Susan (eds) 2004 Land and Place: He Whenua, He Wahi -spiritualities from Aotearoa New Zealand. Accent Publications, Auckland, NZ.
    EarthSong Collective EarthSong Journal: perspectives in ecology, spirituality and education
    Greening Australia www.greeningaustralia.org.au
    Goldie, Jenny; Douglas, Bob; Furnass, Bryan (eds) 2005 In Search of Sustainability. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC.
    Rynkiewich, Michael (ed) 2001 Land and Churches in Melanesia: issues and contexts. Point No. 25 Melanesian Institute, Goroka, PNG.

    ECOSYSTEMS
    Aguilar, Norma O; Cardenas, Lourdes B; Cajano, Mary Ann O 2000 Spore- and Seed-bearing Plants of Mt Pulag, Benguet, Philippines. Museum of Natural History, UPLB, Laguna.
    Calder, Malcolm; Calder, Jane 2002 Victoria’s Box-Ironbark Country: a field guide. Victorian National Parks Association, Carlton, VIC.
    Cardenas, Lourdes B; Cajano, Mary Ann O; Hernaez, Blas F; Aguilar, Norma O 2001 Some Flowering Plants on the Southern Slope of Mt Isarog, Gamarines Sur, Philippines. UPLB, Laguna, Philippines.
    Cox, Geoffrey J 2000 Fountains of Fire: the story of Auckland’s volcanoes. HarperCollins Publishers, Auckland, NZ.
    Crowe, Andrew 1994 Which Native Fern?: identifying New Zealand’s native ferns simply. Viking (Penguin), Auckland, NZ.
    Crowe, Andrew 1995 Which Coastal Plant?: a simple guide to the identification of New Zealand’s common coastal plants. Viking (Penguin), Auckland, NZ.
    Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia) nd Grow Me Instead!: a guide for gardeners in the Greater Sydney District. Nursery and Garden Industry, NSW and ACT, Rouse Hill, NSW.
    Fisher, Tim; Hicks, Nigel 2000 Birds of the Philippines: a photographic guide. New Holland Publishers (UK), London.
    French, Malcolm E nd The Special Eucalypts of Perth and the South-west. M E French, Perth.
    Fuller, Leon 1982 Wollongong’s Native Trees. 2nd ed. Kingsclear Books, Alexandria, NSW.
    Gill, Brian; Whitaker, Tony 1996 New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles. David Bateman, Albany, Auckland, NZ.
    Gonzales, Juan Carlos T 2000 A Pictorial guide to Philippine Endemic Forest Birds of Mount Makiling, Luzon Island, Philippines. Part I. UPLB Museum of Natural History, Los Banos, Philippines.
    Harrison, Peter 1987 Seabirds of the World: a photographic guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
    Jones, David; Jones, Barbara 2000 A Field guide to the Native Orchids of Southern Australia. Bloomings Books, Hawthorn, VIC.
    Kaplan, Gisela 2004 Australian Magpie: biology and behaviour of an unusual songbird. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC.
    Lefroy, E C; Hobbs, R J; Atkins, L J 1991 Revegetation Guide to the central Wheat Belt (Dept of Agriculture WA Bulletin 4231). Department of Agriculture, Perth, WA.
    Lindenmayer, David; Claridge, Andrew; Hazell, Donna; Michael, Damian; Crane, Mason; MacGregor, Christopher; Cuningham, Ross 2003 Wildlife on Farms: how to conserve native animals. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC.
    McDowall, R M 2001 Freshwater Fish of New Zealand. Reid Publishing (NZ), Auckland, NZ.
    Owen, David; Pemberton, David 2005 Tasmanian Devil: a unique and threatened animal. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
    Parkinson, Brian; Patrick, Brian 2000 Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. (Reed Nature Series) Reed Books, Birkenhead, NZ.
    Poole, A L (ed) 1979 New Zealand Trees: conifers. (Collins Nature Heritage Series)William Collins, Auckland, NZ.
    Poole, A L 1987 Southern Beeches. (Information Series No 162) Science Information Publishing Centre, NZ Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington.
    Rippey, Elizabeth; Rowland, Barbara 2004 Coastal Plants: Perth and the Southwest.2nd ed. Uni WA Press, Perth, WA.
    Scott, Rob; Blake, Neil; Campbell, Jeannie; Evans, Doug; Williams, Nicholas 2002 Indigenous Plants of the Sandbelt: a gardening guide for south-eastern Melbourne. Earthcare St Kilda, Elwood, VIC.
    Steadman, David W 2006 Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
    Storr, G M; Smith, L A; Johnstone, R E 1999 Lizards of Western Australia: Vol I skinks. WA Museum, Perth, WA.
    Theischinger, Gunther; Hawkins, John 2006 The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic.
    Tzaros, Chris 2005 Wildlife of the Box-Ironbark Country. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC.
    Weaver, Stephen; Sewell, Rod; Dorsey, Chris 1990 Extinct Volcanoes: a guide to the geology of the Banks Peninsula. (Geological Society of New Zealand Guidebook No 7)Geological Society of New Zealand, Lower Hutt, NZ.
    Whistler, W Arthur 1994 Wayside Plants of the Islands: a guide to the lowland flora of the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, Guam, Belau, Isle Botanica, Honolulu, HI.
    Woodford, James 2001 The Secret Life of Wombats. Text Publishing, Melbourne, Vic.
    Woolcock, Dorothy nd A Field Guide to Native Peaflowers of Victoria and South-Eastern Australia. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, NSW.

    Region America Latina

    GENERAL
    Cordova, Daniel nd El Agua: fuente de vida y don para todos. CEPROMI, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
    Fraser, Barbara; Jeffrey, Paul 2004 Latin America Today. National Catholic Reporter. www.NCRonline.org

    ECOSYSTEMS

    Babarskas, Marcos; Veiga, Jorge O; Filiberto, Fernando C 1995
    Inventario de Aves del Parque Nacional El Rey, Salta, Argentina. (Monografia Especial Literature of Latin America (LOLA), No. 6) LOLA, Buenos Aires.
    Canevari, Marcelo; Balboa, Carlos Fernandez 2003 100 Mamiferos Argentinos. Editorial Albatros SACI, Buenos Aires.
    Cardozo, Armando 1988 Areas Protegidas de Bolivia: caracteristicas generales y situacion legal. Asociacion pro Defensa de la Naturaleza (PRODENA), La Paz.
    Cavero, Moises; Collantes, Benjamin; Patroni, Cesar 1991 Orquideas del Peru: primera parte. Centro de Datos para la Conservacion del Peru, Lima.
    Chebez, Juan Carlos 1999 Los Que Se Van: especies argentines en peligro. Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires.
    Clark, Peter 2004 Guia de los Parques Nacionales y Otras Areas Silvestres Protegidas del Paraguay. Servilibro, Asuncion.
    Cuellar, Erika; Noss, Andrew 2003 Mamiferos del Chaco y de la Chiquitania de Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Editorial FAN, Santa Cruz.
    Ergueta S, Patricia; de Morales, Cecile (eds) 1996 Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados de Bolivia. Centro de Datos para la Conservacion (CDC - Bolivia), La Paz.
    Harrison, Peter 1987 Seabirds of the World: a photographic guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
    Libreria la Cultura (ed) 2005 Aves de los Andes del Peru: las 115 especies mas communes. Libreria la Cultura, Lima.
    Mercado, Noel Kempff 1975 Ofidios de Bolivia. Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Bolivia, La Paz.
    Montero, J C; Calvo, D; Montero, I 2004 Arboles Ornamentales Nativos del Oriente Boliviano: Vol I. Fundacion Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN- Bolivia), Santa Cruz.
    Narosky, Tito; Canevari, Pablo 2004 100 Aves Argentinas. Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires.
    Papollo, Carlos 2004 Animales Prehistoricos de America del Sur: guia de campo. Quondam Artes Visuales. www.sauroquondam.com
    Pena-Chocarro, Maria; Marin, Griselda; Jimenez, Belen; Knapp, Sandra 1999 Helechos de Mbaracayu. The Natural History Museum, London.
    Vargas, Israel G; Lawrence, Anna; Otazu, Miguel Eid 2000 Arboles y Arbustos para Sistemas Agroforestales en los Valles Interandinos de Santa Cruz, Bolivia: guia de campo. Fundacion Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN – Bolivia), Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
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