Back From The Brink: How Australia's Landscape Can Be Saved

Biography Environmental Conservation Australian Natural History Ecological Restoration Sustainable Agriculture Nature Conservation Regenerative Farming Water Management

Back From The Brink: How Australia’s Landscape Can Be Saved is the book that turned one man’s radical observations into a nationwide conversation about drought-proofing the continent. Written by award-winning agricultural innovator Peter Andrews, this 2006 ABC Books paperback explains, in plain language and with real farm case-studies, how slowing water and re-introducing salt-tolerant “weed” species can rebuild dying creek systems, recharge groundwater and restore soil carbon—often in a single season. Readers discover the step-by-step “Natural Sequence Farming” method that graziers from Victoria to Queensland now use to green barren paddocks without expensive chemicals or earthworks, making the title a practical handbook as well as an inspiring true story.

What makes this copy especially collectible is its scarcity in the second-hand market: most early printings were heavily referenced in the field and discarded. This 244-page edition remains tight and complete, with only minor page yellowing expected from an Australian publication of this era. An earlier reader has added a neat, short inscription on the fly-leaf—evidence that the book has already inspired action rather than simply sat on a shelf. No tears, no smoke or moisture odours, and the binding is square, so it’s ready for immediate reading or gift-giving.

For environmentally minded teens, land-care volunteers, or any gardener curious about low-cost landscape repair, Back From The Brink delivers a hopeful, science-based roadmap. Searchers looking for sustainable farming Australia, Peter Andrews Natural Sequence Farming, or regenerative agriculture books will find this highly readable narrative the perfect entry point to a movement that continues to influence policy from the Murray-Darling Basin to UNESCO biosphere reserves.

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