COVER STORY
The Challenges We Face
In Johannesburg, leaders will debate what to do about threats to our health, food, water, climate and biodiversity

Buildings That Breathe
The best of the new architecture uses nature instead of fighting it

Let Them Run Wild
Wilderness is worth a fortune. Recognizing that will help us preserve what's left of the natural world

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Heroes
People striving to make this a green century

Last Wild Places
How to preserve rare animal and plant habitats

Living Spaces
An organic building in Maryland


Generation E
Young activists-in-training



State of the Planet
What are the greatest threats to the earth?

Trouble Spots
Mapping the distress signals across the globe


What is the most critical threat to the environment?
Biodiversity Loss
Depleted & Polluted Water
Vanishing Forests
Pollution & Climate Change
Overpopulation


Green Century Web Guide
A recommended reading list and the best sites to find out more

Newsfile: Environment
A collection of TIME covers and past articles featuring the planet earth



National Parks
Classic pictures of America's landscapes



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THE WORLD SUMMIT
Don't Give Up on the Earth
A letter to our readers

The Challenges Ahead
In Johannesburg, leaders will debate what to do about threats to our health, food, water, climate and biodiversity

Beyond the Horizon
Will the future be barren or bountiful? The U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan offers two visions of where humanity is headed

Too Green For Their Own Good?
Environmental groups are bigger than ever but seem to be fighting a losing battle. That raises questions about some of their tactics

Activists In Training
How the next generation will tackle threats to the environment

HOW TO SAVE THE PLANET
New War on Waste
You say you want a revolution? Eco-minded thinkers and industrialists are remaking the way we make things

Let Them Run Wild
Wilderness is worth a fortune. Recognizing that will help us preserve what's left of the natural world

The Winds of Change
Since fossil fuels are heating up the earth, the race is on to develop cool alternatives

Mean Clean Machines
Getting around doesn't have to pollute the atmosphere. Here are some better ways to go

Buildings That Breathe
The best of the new architecture uses nature instead of fighting it

10 Technologies for You and the Planet

GREEN HEROES
Vandana Shiva: An organic activist

Richard Sandor: A financial wizard

The Paduas: Guardians of the forest

Hermann Scheer: A passionate politician

Glenn Murcutt: A designer in tune with nature

VIEWPOINTS
People Power
You may be only 1 in 6 billion, but every person can make a big difference, says Jane Goodall

A Glimpse of Home
Former astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, tells how she became a citizen of the planet

Bush Takes a Backseat
A viewpoint by Sen. John Kerry

A Strong Climate Plan
A viewpoint by EPA head Christine Todd Whitman

Lessons from Lost Worlds
A viewpoint by Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer-prize winning book "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies"

Danish Darts
Reviled for sticking it to ecological dogma, Bjorn Lomborg laughs all the way to the bank

The Young Can't Wait
A viewpoint by Severn Cullis-Suzuki, a member of Kofi Annan's World Summit advisory panel

PHOTOS & GRAPHICS
Living Spaces
An organic building in Maryland

Last Wild Places
How to preserve rare animal and plant habitats

Generation E
Young activists-in-training

LIFE: National Parks
Classic pictures of America's landscapes

Map: Trouble Spots
Mapping the distress signals across the globe

Graphic: State of the Planet
What are the greatest threats to the earth?

MORE INFORMATION
Recommended Reading and Web Resources
A recommended reading list and the best sites to find out more

Newsfile: Environment
A collection of TIME covers and past articles featuring the planet earth



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BUSINESS
Air Travel Gets a New Model
Going broke fast, the major airlines will have to change the way they operate. Here's what it means for you

WORLD
Afghan Boot Camp
Afghanistan needs an army to stand up to its warlords. Can the U.S. build one fast enough and on the cheap?
PHOTO ESSAY
The Palestinians
Beyond the bombings and bloodshed, an intimate look at how the members of an embattled society live, work, play and die by photographer James Nachtwey

SPORTS
Girls in the Curl
Women are remaking pro surfing, and girls are flocking to the sport. Fashion designers and Hollywood are catching the tide, and even the guys don't (always) mind


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FROM THE AUGUST 26, 2002 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 18, 2002

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