by Donald Kennedy and the Editors of Science (Paperback - Jun 15, 2006).  Science’s “State of the Planet 2006–2007” explores global challenges.  They are many and deeply interrelated, and with increasing worldwide frequency they are at the top of the news: diminishing biodiversity, declining fisheries, threats to the quality of our air and water, climate change and sustainability. But with policymakers and the public often uncertain about environmental science, the result is political discord or paralysis.

Now the journal Science, published by AAAS, is offering a new book that provides clear, accessible scientific assessments of the environmental threats confronting Earth. “Science Magazine’s State of the Planet 2006-2007” [Island Press, June 2006, 201p; $16.95 soft/$32 hard] contains three dozen essays and news stories written some by some of the world’s most respected researchers, policy experts and science journalists. (AAAS members can obtain “State of the Planet” at a discount by ordering at the AAAS Bookstore.)