STATE OF THE WORLD 2003: PROGRESS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, lawmakers, teachers and professionals for its accurate and up-to-the-minute analysis and information. Each year's volume synthesizes developments in the natural and social sciences, in markets and in policy instruments, and describes how they will interact with the ecosystems on which our social fabric depends documenting the challenges and the grounds for hope.
The 20th edition of STATE OF THE WORLD 2003: PROGRESS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY by the award winning Worldwatch Institute has just been published.
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'Better than anything else around... an impressive catalogue of information and analysis'
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Published annually in 28 languages, State of the World is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, lawmakers, teachers and professionals for its accurate and up-to-the-minute analysis and information.
Each year's volume synthesizes developments in the natural and social sciences, in markets and in policy instruments, and describes how they will interact with the ecosystems on which our social fabric depends documenting the challenges and the grounds for hope.
This year's edition covers:
* the growing threat of malaria
* persistent poverty in the urbanized world
* the destructive effects of mining
* the rapid decline of global bird populations
* new and sustainable energy technologies
* gender, biodiversity and population
* the scope for collaboration between religious and environmental communities
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The Worldwatch Institute have also published VITAL SIGNS 2002-2003: THE TRENDS THAT ARE SHAPING OUR FUTURE
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Vital Signs 2002-2003 distils 45 'vital signs' of our times, from thousands of governmental, industrial and scientific sources, to allow readers to track key indicators that show our social, economic and environmental progress - or the lack of it. These include:
* Global warming
* Population growth
* Transgenic crops
* HIV/AIDS
* International trade
* Internet
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