This annual volume, written by the staff of the award-winning Worldwatch Institute, gives prominence to key trends that too often escape the attention of the news media, world leaders, and economic experts....

This report argues that production and consumption patterns are integrally linked: that the entire use cycle must be considered if environmental effects are to be understood, potential interventions identified, and effective policy approaches articulated....

The award-winning Worldwatch Institute reveals the often overlooked key trends that tell the true health of our planet. This annual volume distills the \"vital signs\" of our times, which often escape the attention of the media, world leaders, and economic experts, from thousands of government, industrial, and scientific documents....

In State of the World 2002 , the Worldwatch Institute\'s award-winning research team describes how to meet the complex challenges of restoring a sustainable balance between the growing human population, rising levels of consumption, and the threats to the natural systems that support all life on the Earth....

In State of the World 2003 , the Worldwatch Institute\'s award-winning research team provides concerned citizens and national leaders with comprehensive analysis of the global environmental problems we face, together with detailed descriptions of practical, innovative solutions, like charting the most environmentally sound path to a hydrogen-fueled...

As the markets in transitional economies open and grow, major challenges and opportunities arise for multinational firms entering these markets, local firms facing these new competitors, and policymakers seeking to increase the ability of all firms to compete fairly and efficiently....

In State of the World 2003 , the Worldwatch Institute\'s award-winning research team provides concerned citizens and national leaders with comprehensive analysis of the global environmental problems we face, together with detailed descriptions of practical, innovative solutions, like charting the most environmentally sound path to a hydrogen-fueled...

Business people all over the world are developing new products and services that solve environmental problems and create business value at the same time. But many more are wondering how to proceed and where to find the new resources, knowledge, and energy that will make development truly sustainable....

The detailed paper provides the full background analysis for the companion action agenda, as well as a complete description of the methodology the four partner organizations used to develop it....