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publication cover shotState of the World 2010-Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability Sixty renowned researchers and practitioners describe how to reorient cultures toward sustainability. Order Now

Low-Carbon Renewable Revolution: Low-Carbon Energy by 2030 Find out how policies that reduce energy usage and increase efficiency can get us to low-carbon energy by 2030.

Global Environmental Change Global Environmental Change
Find out why global environmental change is the biggest challenge to public health in the 21st century. Order Now.


VS2010 Vital Signs 2010
This latest volume documents 24 critical trends that are shaping our future. Includes concise analysis and clear graphs for each trend.

publication cover shot Media coverage of climate change; African farming innovations; envisioning ecocities of the future. World Watch Magazine, March/April 2010

Interview with Kirit Parikh on India’s Low Carbon Growth Strategy

Worldwatch Fellow Anna da Costa interviewed Kirit Parikh, former member of India's Planning Commission and chairman of a new expert group tasked with developing India's low-carbon growth strategy, about the group's plans for the coming year and domestic efforts to address climate change. 
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Mexican Farmers Turn Milpas into Forest Gardens
When outside funding ran out, some Mexican farmers decided to cultivate pitaya, or dragonfruit, the way their Mayan predecessors did hundreds of years ago.
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