Worldwatch Institute

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Worldwatch Institute
Formation1974;50 years ago (1974)
Dissolved2017;7 years ago (2017)
Founder
Lester R. Brown
Website https://worldwatch.org

The Worldwatch Institute was a globally focused environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C., founded by Lester R. Brown. [1] Worldwatch was named as one of the top ten sustainable development research organizations by Globescan Survey of Sustainability Experts.

Contents

Brown left to found the Earth Policy Institute in 2000. The institute terminated in 2017, after publication of its last State of the World Report. Worldwatch.org was unreachable from mid 2019. [2]

Mission

The mission of the Institute read: "Through research and outreach that inspire action, the Worldwatch Institute works to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs. The Institute's top mission objectives are universal access to renewable energy and nutritious food, expansion of environmentally sound jobs and development, transformation of cultures from consumerism to sustainability, and an early end to population growth through healthy and intentional childbearing." [3]

The Worldwatch Institute aimed to inform policymakers and the public about the links between the world economy and its environmental support systems. Research conducted by the institute was integrative or interdisciplinary and global in scope. [4]

Worldwatch's priority programs included:

Worldwatch also monitored human health, population, water resources, biodiversity, governance, and environmental security. [9]

History

Publications

Worldwatch Institute publications have been published in more than three dozen languages by its global partners in 40 countries. [13] Worldwatch publications include:

See also

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