Time produces a special report to coincide with the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on the state of the Environment.
This special report, produced to coincide with the World Summiton Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, contains articles, profiles and viewpoints on the state of the environment and ways to revolutionizeindustry, cars, energy and architecture. The package also includes adetailed map of the Earth's vital signs and trouble spots. Opinionpiecesby Jane Goodall, Jared Diamond and John Kerry are included. One of themoreinteresting articles is a piece on the compelling economic reasons toprotect wilderness.
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