9 titles rooted in green living

Looking to live more sustainably in Australia or New Zealand? Whether you're just starting your eco-journey or looking to deepen your impact, going green doesn’t have to be complicated. From embracing Indigenous land-care wisdom to making small changes in your daily habits, there are countless ways to care for the environment while staying connected to local culture and community.

Lucky for you, all the resources you need are free and ready to read on the Libby app. Check out our recommendations highlighting how traditional knowledge, modern innovation, and everyday choices can come together to protect our unique landscapes and build a greener future.

The Winter Road by Kate Holden

This award-winning true crime account of the fatal clash between environmental law and land entitlement reveals the deep tensions in Australia's relationship with its land through the murder of Glen Turner.

Fire Country by Victor Steffensen

Indigenous land management expert Victor Steffensen shows how reviving cultural burning and traditional ecological knowledge can heal Australia's landscape and offer global solutions to environmental challenges.

First Knowledges Country by Bruce Pascoe

Explore the deep agricultural and ecological wisdom of Indigenous Australians and how traditional practices like firestick farming and water management offer vital solutions to today’s environmental challenges.

Highway to Hell by Joelle Gergis
Quarterly Essay 94 depicts Australia’s future following the current climate crisis.

The Power of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Tree-huggers will remember Wohlleben’s hit book, The Hidden Life of Trees; this follow-up to the bestseller is packed with power, insight, and revelations.

Australia’s Agricultural Identity by Joshua Gilbert

Gilbert proposes a unified agricultural future where Indigenous and Western practices work together to care for Country and sustain Australia’s farming communities.

Our Rongoa Mara by Abel Junior Tutagalevao

Teach little ones to respect the environment with this introduction to Rongoā Māori, the traditional healing system of Māori culture that includes herbal remedies and spiritual healing.

Kaitiaki te wao nui o Tanē Mahuta by Abel Junior Tutagalevao

Kids of New Zealand embrace Māori traditions, protect the bush/forest, and become guardians of their environment through lessons in conservation and cultural respect.

Kaitiaki of the Whenua by Abel Junior Tutagalevao

Young learners work with their community to protect local sand dunes, celebrating teamwork, conservation, and Māori traditions as they become kaitiaki (guardians) of the whenua (land).

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