World's environments

Provides a comprehensive assessment of how Latin America and the Caribbean are facing the environmental challenges of the twenty-first century.

Examines conservation issues and the state of the environment in Africa and the Middle East as of the early twenty-first century, discussing population and land use, biodiversity, forests, agriculture, freshwater, air quality and atmosphere, and other topics, and looks at what is being done to address the problems.

Provides an overview of the environmental issues, problems, and controversies threatening North America.