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World Population Day brings family planning issues into focus

Health & Medicine

Earth’s population is expected to reach almost 10 billion people by 2050 but it is unclear how many the Earth can comfortably accomodate. Resources are limited, especially in poorer countries where family planning services are less available.

1999 State of the World Report

State of the World 1998

China Food Round Table

Who Will Feed China?

The World

Living on Earth Profile Series #9: Lester Brown: Keeping Watch on the World

The WorldWatch Institute tracks global environmental trends. Their publications are translated into two dozen languages and have influenced environmentalists and policymakers around the world. Reporter Alex Van Oss profiled Lester Brown, a farmer turned statistician, who founded and now directs the Institute.

Whither Climate Change Policy?

Christopher Flavin, Vice President of the World Watch Institute, speaks with host Steve Curwood about the pace of climate policy action on the national level. Flavin offers criticism and praise for what certain countries are doing.

The World

Staking out the State of the World

Lester Brown of Worldwatch Institute gives a status report on the planet to host Steve Curwood. According to Worldwatch’s annual report, State of the World, food production  ? from grains to seafood  ? is down and declining still further.

Beyond the Dow Jones

Steve talks with Worldwatch Institute president Lester Brown about Brown’s push for a new set of indicators which measure and reflect the both world’s environmental and economic health. Brown’s new book Vital Signs is a compilation and analysis of more than 50 such trends.

…A Gamble He May Lose

Steve talks with Hillary French of the Worldwatch Institute in Washington about Bush’s Rio trip and the political events that may follow. French feels that Bush’s jobs-vs-environment strategy could backfire.