Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures
Foreword - Xie Zhenhua
Foreword - Sunita Narain
Preface - Christopher Flavin
State of the World: A Year in Review - Lori Brown
Chapter 1: China, India, and the New World Order - Christopher Flavin and Gary Gardner
The New World Order
Choosing an Energy Future
Turning to World Grain Markets
Ecological Capacity: Enough for Everyone?
Making Choices
Rethinking the Global Agenda
Chapter 2: Rethinking the Global Meat Industry - Danielle Nierenberg
The Jungle, Revisited
The Disassembly Line
Appetite for Destruction
Spreading Disease
Happier Meals
Chapter 3: Safeguarding Freshwater Ecosystems - Sandra Postel
Assessing the Damage
Healthy Watersheds for Safe Drinking Water
Food Security with Ecosystem Security
Reducing Risks, Preserving Resilience
Bringing Water Policies into the Twenty-first Century
Chapter 4: Cultivating Renewable Alternatives to Oil - Suzanne C. Hunt and Janet L. Sawin with Peter Stair
From the Still to the Biorefinery
Environmental Risks and Opportunities
Fueling Development
The Future of Biofuels
Chapter 5: Shrinking Science: An Introduction to Nanotechnology - Hope Shand and Kathy Jo Wetter
What is Nanotechnology?
Potential Risks of Nanoparticles: No Small Matter
Nanotech’s Implications for the Global South
Nanomonopoly
Nanobiotechnology: New Meaning to “Life’s Work”
The Need for Debate and Oversight
Chapter 6: Curtailing Mercury’s Global Reach - Linda Greer, Michael Bender, Peter Maxson, and David Lennett
Mercury: A Toxic Globe-Trotter
A Global Inventory of Mercury Use and Release
The Global Mercury Market
Reducing Supply and Demand and Mercury’s Load on the Environment
Moving Toward a Coordinated Global Mercury Strategy?
Chapter 7: Turning Disasters into Peacemaking Opportunities - Michael Renner and Zoe Chafe
Defining Natural and “Un-Natural” Disasters
The Connection between Disasters and Conflict
Storm Clouds and Silver Linings
Aceh: Breaking the Logjam
Sri Lanka: Neither War nor Peace
Humanitarian and Environmental Peacemaking
Chapter 8: Reconciling Trade and Sustainable Development - Aaron Cosbey
The Context: The Trade and Environment Debates
Basic Concerns and Conflicts
Remaining Areas of Concern
WTO-Environment Synergies
Trade and Sustainable Development
Beyond the WTO
A Final Grade: Needs Improvement
Chapter 9: Building a Green Civil Society in China - Jennifer L. Turner and Lu Zhi
Opening Political Space for Environmental NGOs
Green Civil Society with Chinese Characteristics
Extending Their Reach
Government-organized NGOs
International Outreach to Environmental NGOs
Continuing Constraints on Political Space
Opportunities for a Stronger NGO Community
Next Steps
Chapter 10: Transforming Corporations - Erik Assadourian
The Case for Responsibility
Some Early Leaders
Barriers to Responsibility
Engaging Stakeholders
Leveling the Playing Field
Redirecting Corporate Influence
Notes
Index