Access

New Journals

Nature 407, 294-295 (21 September 2000) | doi:10.1038/35030225

Strong growth in the environmental field

Graham Wood1

Environmental monitoring and the implementation of informed and effective environmental policies are essential components of any initiative that attempts to grasp the illusive Holy Grail of sustainable development. Continued growth in the status of environmental issues seems unquestionable, and a huge diversity of research activity now exists that could come under the environmental umbrella.