Editorial Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, UNEP Time to act Robert Hill outlines what Australia’s people and Government are doing to fulfil the aims of World Environment Day 2000 A climate of change José María Figueres Olsen and Christiana Figueres describe how business is leading the way into the decarbonized economy of the new century Melding heart and head Robert May calls for agriculture that goes with the grain of nature to help preserve biodiversity in an increasingly crowded world Looking through green glasses Heidi Hautala says that the biggest political challenge of the 21st century is to empower citizens to make decisions for change The size of the problem Anita Roddick tells Geoffrey Lean why she is an ‘agitator and a saboteur’ and explains why she believes her unorthodox approach is the shape of business to come World Environment Day 2000 A message from Kofi A. Annan At a glance Millennium issues in brief UNEP

The greening of Goliath Tom Burke outlines how business needs to change to tackle the environmental agenda of the new century Unfair trade Ricardo A. Navarro argues that, through trade, the North has built up an ecological debt with the South No sleeping after Seattle Chee Yoke Ling says that civil society must build on recent successes to meet the coming environmental challenges World Bank Feature Disproportionate effects Kristalina Georgieva describes how the poor are the main victims of environmental degradation Liberal rations Robert L. Thompson, Merlinda Ingco and Lynn R. Brown say that developing countries must devote more attention to agriculture, and the whole world must liberalize its markets, if a growing population is be fed in the new century New millennium, new regulation David Wheeler, David Shaman, Susmita Dasgupta, Benoit Laplante and Hua Wang describe how pioneering economic initiatives and information technology are creating a new model of pollution control for developing countries Secretary-General’s Report Pachamama: Our Earth, Our Future