Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity

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Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity Select supporting data for Lester R. Brown’s Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity

Chapter 1 Food: The Weak Link Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 2 The Ecology of Population Growth Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 3 Moving Up the Food Chain Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 4 Food or Fuel? Photo Credit: iStockPhoto / Vasata Studio

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 5 Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 6 Peak Water and Food Scarcity Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 7 Grain Yields Starting to Plateau Photo Credit: iStockPhoto / ollo

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 8 Rising Temperatures, Rising Food Prices Photo Credit: iStockPhoto / jansmarc

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 9 China and the Soybean Challenge Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 10 The Global Land Rush Photo Credit: iStockPhoto / susoy

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

Chapter 11 Can We Prevent a Food Breakdown? Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Photo Credit: USDA / Scott Bauer

To learn more about the global food situation… read Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity by Lester R. Brown. The book and supporting data sets are available at www.earth-policy.org 46

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