'At a time when international treaties, restrictive quotas, and global regulation of fleets have proven ineffective in protecting beleaguered fish populations, a surprising ally is emerging to tackle the growing fisheries crisis. Buyers of seafood--including individual consumers, school cafeterias, supermarket chains, and large food processors--are choosing to avoid threatened or problematic species in favor of fish that are caught or raised with less impact on the world's oceans. While some seafood lovers are concerned about guaranteeing the future availability of popular fish, others wish to preserve the quality ot today's seafood by knowing more about how and where it is caught. As more of our daily food options originate in factories, fish remains the last wild food we consume in large quantities and one of our few remaining direct connections to the natural world' -- summary (p.5)

An examination of food transportation practices throughout America and the rest of the world evaluates the economic and social costs of eating non-locally produced foods, citing such consequences as lost local revenues, transport pollution, and compromised food security while recommending rural restoration within cities. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Focusing on the complex relationships between the globalizing economy and the health of Earth's environment, the latest edition of the annual survey by the Worldwatch Institute reveals the health of the planet's ecosystems, describes and analyzes a variety of global environmental issues and problems, and recommends practical, innovative solutions to the problems.

Focusing on the complex relationships between the globalizing economy and the health of Earth's environment, the latest edition of the annual survey by the Worldwatch Institute reveals the health of the planet's ecosystems, describes and analyzes a variety of global environmental issues and problems, and recommends practical, innovative solutions to the problems. Simultaneous.

An overview of the population problem and its relationship with issues such as health, biodiversity, climate change and education. It seeks to offer global solutions for those countries whose populations remain unstable.

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Examines the potential effect of adding an additional 3.3 billion people to the Earth's population over the next fifty years and proposes an immediate expansion of international family planning assistance to Third World nations.