Safeguarding the Health of Oceans

Melting of Earth's Ice Cover Reaches New High
by Lisa Mastny

Climate Change has World Skating on Thin Ice

State of the World 1999 Press Release

Beyond Malthus: Nineteen Dimensions of the Population Challenge

World Grain Harvest Falling Short by 54 Million Tons Water Shortages Contributing to Shortfall,
from the Earth Policy Institute.

Demographic Fatigue Overwhelming Third World Governments

Pre-Buenos Aires Briefing
Kyoto protocol Faces Crucial Test in Buenos Aires

Global Temperature Jumps Off Chart

U.S. Farmers Double Cropping Corn and Wind Energy

Kosovo and Beyond:
Peacemaking in a Post-Cold War World

Africa Needs Help

Destructive Storms Drive Insurance Losses Up

Cities Turning to Bicycles

Study Calls for Greater Use of Micropower

Nuclear Power Nears Peak

Cutting the Costs of Paper: Saving Forests, Water, Energy ... and Money

THE YANGTZE FLOOD: THE HUMAN HAND, LOCAL AND GLOBAL
by Lester R. Brown and Brian Halweil

Populations Outrunning Water Supply

Underfed and Overfed: The Global Epidemic of Malnutrition

Record Year for Weather-Related Disasters

Vital Signs 1999: The Environmental Trends That Are Shaping Our Future

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