In this issue of Earth First! the development of the blockade actions against road building through National Forest Roadless Areas is discussed. Rick Davis calls for action to save the Hokkaido Brown Bear in Japan, Tom Starr and Axel Hannemann discuss the local fight against storing nuclear waste in West Germany, and Graham Innes reports on the measures to preserve the Daintree Rainforest of the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia.

The Little Desert dispute of 1968 was a watershed in Australian environmental politics, marking the beginning of a new consciousness of nature.

State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future examines changes in the ways cities are managed, built, and lived in that could tip the balance towards a healthier and more peaceful urban future.

Michael Adams reviews initial research exploring non-Indigenous hunting participation and motivation in Australia, as a window into further understanding connections between humans, non-humans, and place.

This paper addresses the question of general environmental interests through two case studies in Australian local government and argues there are at least three factors that affect the ability of notionally deliberative arrangements to deliver outcomes that appear favourable to the natural environment.