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Introduction   PDF
 
Foreword
Peter H. Raven 		  PDF
 
Part 1: OVERVIEW
 
  The scale of our presence
The theory of population-environment links
Population and consumption trends
Natural resources and waste
The state of major ecosystems
Policy responses

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Part 2: ATLAS
 
  Population and natural resources
Energy
Freshwater
Foodcrops
Meat and fish
Forest products
International trade 		  PDF
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  Population and landuse
Croplands
Pastures
Mineral extraction
Migration and tourism
Urbanization 		  PDF
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  Population and atmosphere
Climate change
Air pollution 		  PDF
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  Population, waste and chemicals
Industrial chemicals
Agrochemicals 		  PDF
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  Population and ecosystems
Mountains
Forests
Deserts and drylands
Freshwater wetlands
Mangroves and estuaries
Coral reefs
Regional seas
Oceans
Polar regions 		  PDF
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  Population and biodiversity
Species
Ecosystems and conservation

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Part 3: CASE STUDIES
 
  The Northern Andes
Canaima National Park
The Dominican Republic
The Eastern Himalayas
Madagascar
The Sonoran Desert 		  PDF
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Issues
 
  Cocoa: a Harvest to Save the Forest
Cultivating the Urban Scene
Farming the Desert Margins
Fishing out the Banc D'Arguin
Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future
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Sources   PDF
 
Background Sources   PDF
 
   

Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate
Coasts
Coral
Drylands
Energy
Fisheries
Forests
Freshwater
Mountains
Oceans
Population
Urbanization
Wetlands

 

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World map & Conversion tables   PDF
 
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