State of the World 2006: Special Focus China & India

Contributing Organization(s): Worldwatch Institute

Author(s)/Creator(s): Worldwatch Institute

Publishing Date: 2006-01-01

Issue Areas: Animals; Energy and Environment; Peace and Conflict Resolution

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This year, Worldwatch Institute's annual State of the World report provides a special focus on China and India, examining the global impact as these two nations join the United States and Europe as major consumers of resources and polluters of local and global ecosystems. The report explains the critical need for both countries to "leapfrog" the technologies, policies, and even the cultures that now prevail in many western countries for the sake of global sustainability -- and reports on some of the strategies that China and India are starting to implement.

Besides the focus on China and India, State of the World 2006 looks at actions corporations can take to be more socially responsible; examines the potential socioeconomic, health, and environmental implications of nanoscale technologies; assesses the impacts of large-scale development of biofuels on agriculture and the environment; describes mercury sources, industrial uses, and health hazards worldwide; and provides an overview of the need to safeguard freshwater ecosystems, with examples of proven approaches in cities, villages, and farming regions around the world.

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Available at: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/3866

ISBN: 0-393-32771-X

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