“State of the World” book series, produced by the Worldwatch Institute, is focused on building an ecologically sustainable society that meets human needs.  Each year, the State of the World book series focuses on a particular theme which might address energy, community, food and agriculture, population, health, trade policies and natural resource use, just to name a few. The book carries information on interdisciplinary research and analysis that a non-scientific mind can comprehend; it is organized in such a way to make it both practical and powerful for anyone searching for ways to express a vision for how to live on a planet without destroying it or exploiting its inhabitants.