Back to Top

Publications by Others

A selection of publications, including environmental impact studies of major projects.

 

A special page has been reserved for the Norfolk Island Environment Book: A Teacher’s Guide.

 


Environment Strategy 2018-2023

Norfolk Island Regional Council produced this report prior to its dismissal a year or so later. At 107 pages, it is an excellent source of reference and is evidence of the knowledge and the talents of the personnel engaged by …

Continue Reading→ ...

Ball Bay – Existing Environment

The environmental study by Aurecon examined the proposal to construct port facilities.   Aurecon. 2011. Existing Environment: Norfolk Island – Ball Bay. Reference 218813. Brisbane. (7MB). Appendices A, B, C, D  (3.3MB). EPBC Protected Matters. Appendices E Part 1 (7MB)  …

Continue Reading→ ...

The Conservation of Norfolk Island

In 1968, the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australia’s peak environmental community organisation, published a 50-page booklet, The Conservation of Norfolk Island (4.5 MB). The booklet was reprinted in 1969 and 1975. The PDF file has been optimised for web use. A …

Continue Reading→ ...
Norfolk Island Butterflies

Norfolk Island Butterflies

Courtenay Neville Smithers’ little guidebook of 1970 remains valuable (32MB). ...

Bounteous Bestowal: The Economic History of Norfolk Island

The substantial capital stock accumulated over the colonial period largely became a legacy for the Pitcairn descendants of the Bounty mutineers, who were resettled on Norfolk in 1856. They created a subsistence-based economy which remained essentially unchanged until externally introduced …

Continue Reading→ ...
Quarantine (pests and diseases) Survey 2012-14

Quarantine (pests and diseases) Survey 2012-14

In 2012-2014 the Department of Agriculture conducted a comprehensive survey of the plant and animal pests and diseases of the Island, coordinated by resident Glynn Maynard. The report is publicly available. Supporting data The data amassed during the survey have …

Continue Reading→ ...
Books on Norfolk Island Natural History

Books on Norfolk Island Natural History

The following is an index to books on Norfolk Island natural history. Christian, Margaret. 2005. Norfolk Island… the birds. Norfolk Island: Green Eyes Publications.   Christian, Margaret, Richard Holdaway, John Smith and Peter Coyne. 2012. A Comparative Atlas of Bird …

Continue Reading→ ...
Australian Museum – List of articles about Norfolk Island

Australian Museum – List of articles about Norfolk Island

The Australian Museum has generously compiled a list of articles about Norfolk Island published in its peer-reviewed journals.   For example: Smithers, C. N., 1998. A species list and bibliography of the insects recorded from Norfolk Island. Technical Reports of …

Continue Reading→ ...