Preface
Chapter 1
Historical Certitude of
Transition of Human Civilization
A Review of the Relationship between Man and Nature

Chapter 2
The Earth's Wonderful Biosphere
The Origin�� Structure and Current State of Man's
Green Homeland

Chapter 3
Probing the Ecological Footprints of Mankind
It's Imperative to Pay Off the Debt Owed to
the Ecological Environment

Chapter 4
Transformation of
Development Mode Brooks No Delay
Taking the Road of Sustainable Development

Chapter 5
Stop Bottomless Extravagant Consumption
Changing Human Consumption Pattern

Chapter 6
Does Nature Need a Rest?
The Rehabilitation of the Natural Ecological System

Chapter 7
Population Development &
Saving the Earth's Biosphere
Coordinated Development of Population�� Economy and Society

Chapter 8
It Is Time to Replace War With Peace
War and Mankind's Survival Enviroment

Chapter 9
The Special Mission of Science & Technology
Applying the Highest Wisdom of Mankind to
Saving the Earth's Biosphere

Chapter 10
Lack of Ethics and Morals
Results in a Sorrowful Fate for Nature
Residents of the Global Village Need More Lessons in the Culture
of Ecological Ethics

Chapter 11
Saving the Biosphere Calls for
Transforming the Traditional Legal System
The Legal System as an Efficient Instrument for Environmental Protection

Chapter 12
Maximizing the
Leverage of Scientific Evaluation
Scientific Criteria and Methods of Development Level Evaluation

Chapter 13
Concerted Global Efforts�� the Last Hope
Collaborative Environmental Governance
to Date and Recommended Countermeasures
Index
Postscript
Editorial Committee
Publisher's Note