Books in the The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series series

Examines the impacts of population growth on the global resources and services, like food, fresh water, fisheries, jobs, education, income and health. This book explores methods such as the expansion of international family planning, investment in educating young people in the developing world and promotion of a shift towards smaller families.

National governments are ill-equipped for tackling transnational environmental problems, from ozone depletion to soaring trade in commodities like timber and shrimp. This text describes what we need to do to cope with the challenges to the health of the planet.